SPINE
Scrabble letter values: S1P3I1N1E1 = 7
Definition
- noun the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord. — synonyms: spinal_column, vertebral_column, backbone, back, rachis
- noun any sharply pointed projection. — synonyms: spur, acantha
- noun a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf. — synonyms: thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet
- noun 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
- noun a sharp rigid animal process or appendage.
Examples
- “the fall broke his back”
- “the title and author were printed on the spine of the book”
- “as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin”