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spine
A sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
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noun
A sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
noun
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
“The title and author were printed on the spine of the book”
noun
The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
“The fall broke his back”
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A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
noun
Any sharply pointed projection
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The title and author were printed on the spine of the book
The fall broke his back
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