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spiny
adjective
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- Y
- Contains
- PIN
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈspaɪni
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
“a horse with a short bristly mane”
adjective
having spines
“the dorsal fin is spinous”
In context
Example Sentences
a horse with a short bristly mane
bristly shrubs
burred fruits
setaceous whiskers
the dorsal fin is spinous
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