Spine (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Any sharply pointed projection.

Classification

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.

Synonyms

• Acantha
• Spur

Hypernyms

• Projection

Related Words

• Spinous (adjective)

Meaning ²

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

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Prickle
• Thorn
• Spikelet
• Pricker
• Sticker

Hyponyms

• Glochid

Related Words

• Spinous (adjective)

Meaning ³

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

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Synonyms

• Vertebral Column
• Spinal Column
• Backbone
• Rachis
• Back

Hypernyms

• Skeletal Structure

Hyponyms

• Chine
• Notochord

Related Words

• Spinal (adjective)

Meaning ⁴

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

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Hypernyms

• Outgrowth
• Appendage

Related Words

• Spinous (adjective)
• Spinal (adjective)

Meaning ⁵

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Synonyms

• Backbone

Hypernyms

• Portion