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spines
noun(spine)
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
Synonyms: pricker, prickle, spikelet, sticker, thorn,
spines
noun(spine)
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
Synonyms: back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, vertebral column,
spines
noun(spine)
any sharply pointed projection
Synonyms: acantha, spur,
spines
noun(spine)
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
Synonyms: backbone,
Examples:
The title and author were printed on the spine of the book.
spines
noun(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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