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spine

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

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Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
PI
Scrabble score
7
CEFR level
B2

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Pronunciation

spaɪn

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noun

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

    “the fall broke his back”

noun

  1. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

noun

  1. any sharply pointed projection

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Example Sentences

the title and author were printed on the spine of the book
the fall broke his back

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