nnoun.bodythe series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cordSynset:back backbone rachis spinal column vertebral column
Derivationally Related Form:spinal
Part Holonyms:axial skeleton
Hypernyms:skeletal structure
Inherited Hypernyms:spinal columnskeletal structurestructurebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:chinenotochord
Part Meronyms:coccyx tail bone intervertebral disc intervertebral disk canalis vertebralis spinal canal vertebral canal vertebra
Full Hyponyms:chinenotochordurochord
nnoun.shapeany sharply pointed projectionSynset:acantha spur
Derivationally Related Form:acanthousspinousspur
Hypernyms:projection
Inherited Hypernyms:spurprojectionconvex shapesolidshapeattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.planta small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leafSynset:pricker prickle spikelet sticker thorn
Derivationally Related Form:stickpricklyspinousprickthorny
Hypernyms:aculeus
Inherited Hypernyms:spineaculeusplant processprocessbody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:glochidglochidium
nnoun.artifactthe part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelvedSynset:backbone
Examples:- the title and author were printed on the spine of the book
Part Holonyms:book volume
Hypernyms:part portion
Inherited Hypernyms:spinepartobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.animala sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish finDerivationally Related Form:spinalspinous
Hypernyms:appendage outgrowth process
Inherited Hypernyms:spineprocessbody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:quillray