Definitions for spine
spaɪnspine

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachisnoun

   the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

   "the fall broke his back"

2. spur, spine, acanthanoun

   any sharply pointed projection

3. spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikeletnoun

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

4. spine, backbonenoun

   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"

5. spinenoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spinenoun

   A person or thing's backbone; the series of bones collectively from one's (literal or figurative) head to tail or pelvis.

2. spinenoun

   A rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant.

3. spinenoun

   Courage or assertiveness.

4. spinenoun

   The narrow, bound edge of a book.

5. Etymology: From espine (modern French épine) or its source, spina.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spinenoun

   The back bone.

   Etymology: spina, Latin.

   The rapier entered his right side, reaching within a finger’s breadth of the spine. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

   There are who think the marrow of a man,
   Which in the spine, while he was living, ran;
   When dead, the pith corrupted, will become
   A snake, and hiss within the hollow tomb. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spine

   A spine is the column of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis; also known as the backbone or vertebral column. It serves as a main support structure of the body, allowing us to stand upright, bend, and twist. The spine also protects the spinal cord, a pathway for messages between the brain and the rest of the body. In a broader context, the term spine can also refer to a sharp, pointed structure in animals or plants.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spinenoun

   a sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn

2. Spinenoun

   a rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal

3. Spinenoun

   one of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish

4. Spinenoun

   the backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; -- so called from the projecting processes upon the vertebrae

5. Spinenoun

   anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge

6. Etymology: [L. spina thorn, the spine; akin to spica a point: cf. OF. espine, F. pine. Cf. Spike, Spinet a musical instrument, Spinny.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spine

   spīn, n. a thorn: a thin, pointed spike, esp. in fishes: the backbone of an animal: any ridge extending lengthways: the heart-wood of trees.—adjs. Spined, having spines; Spine′less, having no spine, weak; Spines′cent, somewhat spiny; Spīnif erous, bearing spines or thorns; Spī′niform, shaped like a spine or thorn; Spīnig′erous, bearing spines, as a hedgehog; Spī′nigrade, moving by means of spines, as an echinoderm.—n. Spī′niness.—adjs. Spīnirec′tor, erecting the spine of the muscles of the back; Spīnispir′ular, spiny and somewhat spiral.—ns. Spīnī′tis, inflammation of the spinal cord in the horse, &c; Spin′ney, Spin′ny, a small thicket with underwood.—adjs. Spī′nose, Spī′nous, full of spines: thorny.—ns. Spinos′ity, thorniness; Spin′ūla, Spin′ūle, a minute spine.—adjs. Spin′ūlāte, Spin′ūlōse, Spin′ūlous, covered with spinules or minute spines; Spī′ny, full of spines: thorny: troublesome: perplexed. [O. Fr. espine (Fr. épine)—L. spina, a thorn.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spine

   The spinal or vertebral column.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spine

   A structure within the body of an animal or human.

   Our spine supports our whole body so it is very important.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 29, 2020  

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spine

   a sharp process: in Coccidae there are two, one each side of each segment of the pygidium.

Matched Categories

1. • Part
   • Process
   • Projection

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'spine' in Nouns Frequency: #2354

Anagrams for spine »

1. epsin

2. penis

3. pines

4. snipe

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spine in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of spine in a Sentence

1. Michael Breus:

   That curvature of your spine is actually going cause direct pressure on the lower part of your vertebrae, over the course of time, it can cause low back pain.

2. Kee Kim:

   If you have strong muscles surrounding the spine, both in the front and the back of the body, that helps lower the stress on your back.

3. Nancy Northup:

   We are devastated that the Supreme Court has refused to block a law that blatantly violates Roe v. Wade. Right now, people seeking abortion across Texas are panicking — they have no idea where or when they will be able to get an abortion, if ever. Texas politicians have succeeded for the moment in making a mockery of the rule of law, upending abortion care in Texas, and forcing patients to leave the state — if they have the means — to get constitutionally protected healthcare. This should send chills down the spine of everyone in this country who cares about the constitution.

4. Susana Calderon:

   I saw my husband when they put me on a stretcher to take me to hospital, i saw he was very badly wounded. He had a broken arm, like me. He had many wounds on his back, his waist, his whole spine, his legs.

5. Jennifer Titman:

   Right now [Ayden] has tumors on his brain and one on his spine.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spine
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spine
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=spine
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spine
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=spine
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=spine