Definition of spines

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  • spines is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
  • spines is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
  • spines is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of spines

  • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. pricker
    2. prickle
    3. spikelet
    4. sticker
    5. thorn
  • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. back
    2. backbone
    3. rachis
    4. spinal column
    5. vertebral column
  • any sharply pointed projection (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. acantha
    2. spur
  • 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 (noun)

    Examples

    1. the title and author were printed on the spine of the book

    Synonyms

    1. backbone
  • a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin (noun)

See definition of spines in Merriam Webster