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noun the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
any backbonelike part.
a stiff, pointed process or appendage on an animal, as a quill of a porcupine, or a sharp, bony ray in the fin of a fish.
something, as a quality or trait, that constitutes a principal strength; resolution; stamina; backbone: a situation that would test a person's spine.
a ridge, as of ground or rock.
a sharp-pointed, hard or woody outgrowth on a plant; thorn.
Bookbinding . the back of a book cover or binding, usually indicating the title and author.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of spine 1400–50; late Middle English <Latin spīna thorn, backbone
OTHER WORDS FROM spine spined, adjective spinelike, adjective Words nearby spine spindly, spin doctor, spindrift, spin-dry, spin-dryer, spine , spinebash, spine-bashing, spine-chiller, spine-chilling, spinel
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Example sentences from the Web for spine Morris struggled to straighten his back, which involved stiffening a spine rarely used.
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The results were awful: marked osteoporosis in the spine , hip, and femur.
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He survived, Risner says, but was left permanently injured by a bullet to his spine .
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Its spine , too, “‘hubbed’ as the most prized European classics are,” is decorated with delicate gold squiggles and a star.
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Dr. Neal is a spine surgeon who made a trip to heaven while drowning in a kayak accident in South America.
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But in another minute the beer had gone to his head, and a faint and even pleasant shiver ran down his spine .
Crime and Punishment | Fyodor Dostoevsky
Illness may also result from small stones, or the spine of the nopal placed in the body by the same agency.
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This consists of two huge masses filled with a jellylike substance, below the spine , and separated by a narrow median septum.
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It acts upon the heart, the spine and the nerve centers and causes paralysis.
Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 2 [February 1901] | Various
A creepy, shivery feeling runs up and down my spine ; a fear of which I am ashamed seizes upon me.
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British Dictionary definitions for spine noun the spinal column
the sharply pointed tip or outgrowth of a leaf, stem, etc
zoology a hard pointed process or structure, such as the ray of a fin, the quill of a porcupine, or the ridge on a bone
the back of a book, record sleeve, etc
a ridge, esp of a hill
strength of endurance, will, etc
anything resembling the spinal column in function or importance; main support or feature
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Derived forms of spine spined , adjective Word Origin for spine C14: from Old French espine spine, from Latin spīna thorn, backbone
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to spine vertebrae, bone, ridge, back, rachis, chine, spinal column, vertebral column
Medical definitions for spine n. spinal column
Any of various short pointed projections, processes, or appendages of bone.
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Scientific definitions for spine See vertebral column .
Any of various pointed projections, processes, or appendages of animals.
A sharp-pointed projection on a plant, especially a hard, narrow modified leaf, as on a cactus, that is adapted to reduce water loss. Compare thorn . See more at leaf .
Other words from spine spinal adjective The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.