spine

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spine Definition

• (n) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
• (n) any pointed projection
• (n) a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf
• (n) a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

spine Synonyms

• back
• backbone
• pricker
• prickle
• rachis
• spinal column
• spine
• spur
• sticker
• thorn
• vertebral column