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spine

[ spahyn ]

noun

  1. the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
  2. any backbonelike part.
  3. a stiff, pointed process or appendage on an animal, as a quill of a porcupine, or a sharp, bony ray in the fin of a fish.
  4. something, as a quality or trait, that constitutes a principal strength; resolution; stamina; backbone:

    a situation that would test a person's spine.

  5. a ridge, as of ground or rock.
  6. a sharp-pointed, hard or woody outgrowth on a plant; thorn.
  7. Bookbinding. the back of a book cover or binding, usually indicating the title and author.


spine

/ 蝉辫补瑟苍 /

noun

  1. the spinal column
  2. the sharply pointed tip or outgrowth of a leaf, stem, etc
  3. zoology a hard pointed process or structure, such as the ray of a fin, the quill of a porcupine, or the ridge on a bone
  4. the back of a book, record sleeve, etc
  5. a ridge, esp of a hill
  6. strength of endurance, will, etc
  7. anything resembling the spinal column in function or importance; main support or feature
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

spine

  1. Any of various pointed projections, processes, or appendages of animals.
  2. A sharp-pointed projection on a plant, especially a hard, narrow modified leaf, as on a cactus, that is adapted to reduce water loss.
  3. Compare thornSee more at leaf
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Derived Forms

  • spined, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • spined adjective
  • 蝉辫颈苍别顎僱颈办别顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of spine1

1400鈥50; late Middle English < Latin 蝉辫墨苍补 thorn, backbone
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of spine1

C14: from Old French espine spine, from Latin 蝉辫墨苍补 thorn, backbone
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At hospital, she was found to have suffered a neurological injury and a bleed on her spine, which has left her without most feeling below her waist.

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The idea of protesters causing JSO levels of disruption - but unlike JSO, avoiding justice - may send a chill down the spine of many motorists.

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His bones were shaped by large, powerful muscles and there was evidence of injuries to his shoulder and spine, which were associated with hard physical work and combat.

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Those factors, however, don鈥檛 take away from the starch in the senator鈥檚 spine or her willingness to stand up while so many others in her party cower in submission.

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During his time in hospital in Spain he said music helped him deal with the trauma of the accident, as well as the operation to attach rods and screws onto his spine.

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