Spine Definition

spīn
spines
noun
spines
Any of the stiff, sharp-pointed, superficial emergences on a plant, as on a rose, thistle, or cactus.
Webster's New World
A sharp process of bone.
Webster's New World
The spinal column; backbone.
Webster's New World
Any of the sharp, stiff projections on the bodies of certain animals, as the quill of a porcupine or a ray of a fish's fin.
Webster's New World
Any of various similar sharp structures, such as a thorn.
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Other Word Forms of Spine

Noun

Singular:
spine
Plural:
spines

Origin of Spine

  • From Old French espine (modern French épine) or its source, Latin spīna.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French espine from Latin spīna

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Spine Sentence Examples

  • A cold chill crept up her spine, raising the hair on the back of her neck.

  • A cold shiver went down his spine just thinking about it; a primal fear of dark and dank places.

  • Eventually, when the right and left feet of the coracoids overlap each other, the anterior sternal spine contains a foramen.

  • Suddenly Dolokhov made a backward movement with his spine, and his arm trembled nervously; this was sufficient to cause his whole body to slip as he sat on the sloping ledge.

  • Douches to the spine are much employed for nervous debility, and good effects are also obtained in such cases from the so-called needle-bath, where small streams of water at high pressure are driven against the whole surface of the body.

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Words Starting With

SSPSPI

Words Ending With

ENEINE

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