Thesaurus: spine

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1. n. A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.
2. n. A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal.
3. n. One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.
4. n. The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; -- so called from the projecting processes upon the vertebrae.
5. n. Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.
6. n. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
7. n. any sharply pointed projection
8. n. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
9. n. the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved
10. n. a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
11. 1. (Bot.) A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn. 2. (Zoöl.) (a) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal. (b) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish. 3. (Anat.) The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; -- so called from the projecting processes upon the vertebræ. 4. Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.
12. n:100 n. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf n. the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved n. a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin