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

Synonyms:
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"
Synonyms:
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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