spine
/spaɪn/
A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate; The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name
- plural
- spines
Meanings
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A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen
The human spine consists of 33 or 34 bones.
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Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate
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The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name
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A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.; Courage or assertivenessrare
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A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, mushroom or plant. The botanical term technically refers to such a structure derived from a leaf or part of a leafrare
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The heartwood of treesrare
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A linear payscale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditionsrare
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A tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcanorare
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The stiffness of an arrowrare
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A central part which supports a whole; corerare