Dictionary Check: spine
"spine" is a valid word!
Scrabble
7
points
Words with Friends
9
points
Definition
noun
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
Example:
"the fall broke his back"
noun
any sharply pointed projection
noun
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
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
Example:
"the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"
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
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