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spine - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'spine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Spine [ n.]
- A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.
- A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal.
- One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.
- The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; -- so called from the projecting processes upon the vertebrae.
- Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.

Meaning of 'spine' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . spine [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
Example in sentence:
  • the fall broke his back
Meaning (2):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • the title and author were printed on the spine of the book