spine

• spine

spine

Noun

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"

Synonyms:

• spinal column
• vertebral column
• spine
• backbone
• back
• rachis

Noun

any sharply pointed projection

Synonyms:

• spur
• spine
• acantha

Noun

a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

Synonyms:

• spine
• 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; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"

Synonyms:

• spine
• backbone

Noun

a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

Synonyms:

• spine