spine in English

noun

1

a series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone.

Cervical nerve roots exit the cervical spine through the intervertebral foramina between the vertebrae.

synonyms: backbone, spinal column, vertebral column, back, rachis

2

any hard pointed defensive projection or structure, such as a prickle of a hedgehog, a spikelike projection on a sea urchin, a sharp ray in a fish's fin, or a spike on the stem of a plant.

The dorsal and pectoral fins have hard spines whereas the other rays are soft like the anal and caudal fins.

synonyms: needle, quill, bristle, barb, spike, prickle, thorn, spicule

noun

backbone, spinal column, vertebral column, back, rachis
core, center, cornerstone, foundation, basis
needle, quill, bristle, barb, spike, prickle, thorn, spicule
acantha, spur
sticker, spikelet, prickle, pricker, thorn
backbone

Use "spine" in a sentence

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2. Deformed spine

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14. A shiver ran down her spine.

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19. Backboned (not comparable) Having a spine

20. That bullet's up against your spine.

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22. You seem to lack the spine.

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25. Long sharp stiff spine of a porcupine.

26. He suffered from curvature of the spine.

27. Doctors had to operate on his spine.

28. However apophysitis of the anterior superior iliac spine, anterior inferior iliac spine and iliac crest Apophyses is more common.

29. The disease has made your spine brittle.

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33. His words sent a chill down her spine.

34. 2 He suffered from curvature of the spine.

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41. The Apophyses most commonly affected are the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS), the anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS), and the iliac crest

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43. The mounting flange of the central abdominal casting is clamped between the lumbar spine adapter and the lumbar spine top plate.

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46. It metastasized outward to the spine and muscles.

47. A small shiver of apprehension feathered her spine.

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49. The Apophyses most commonly affected are the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS), the anterior inferior iliac spine (AIIS), and the iliac crest

50. The news sent a chill down her spine.