spine

spine  (spn)

n.

1. The spinal column of a vertebrate.

2. Zoology Any of various pointed projections, processes, or appendages of animals.

3. Botany A strong, sharp-pointed, usually woody outgrowth from a stem or leaf; a thorn.

4. Something that resembles or suggests a backbone, as:

a. The hinged back of a book.

b. The crest of a ridge.

5. Strength of character; courage or willpower.

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[Middle English, from Old French espine, from Latin spna.]

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spine

Noun

1. the row of bony segments that surround and protect the spinal cord

2. the back of a book, record sleeve, or video-tape box

3. a sharp point on the body of an animal or on a plant [Latin spina thorn]

spinal adj

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spine  (spn)

1. See vertebral column.

2. Any of various pointed projections, processes, or appendages of animals.

3. A sharp-pointed projection on a plant, especially a hard, narrow modified leaf, as on a cactus, that is adapted to reduce water loss. Compare thorn. See more at leaf.

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spinal adjective

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spine - the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back" spinal column, vertebral column, rachis, backbone, back notochord - a flexible rodlike structure that forms the supporting axis of the body in the lowest chordates and lowest vertebrates and in embryos of higher vertebrates chine - backbone of an animal canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canal - the canal in successive vertebrae through which the spinal cord passes coccyx, tail bone - the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes vertebra - one of the bony segments of the spinal column intervertebral disc, intervertebral disk - a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two) skeletal structure - any structure created by the skeleton of an organism axial skeleton - the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs
	2.	spine - any sharply pointed projection acantha, spur projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something
	3.	spine - a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf pricker, prickle, spikelet, sticker, thorn aculeus - a stiff sharp-pointed plant process glochid, glochidium - a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
	4.	spine - 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" backbone book, volume - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
	5.	spine - a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin ray - any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish quill - a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"

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spine

noun 1. backbone, vertebrae, spinal column, vertebral column

noun 2. barb, spur, needle, spike, ray, quill

noun 3. determination, resolution, backbone, resolve, drive, conviction, fortitude, persistence, tenacity, perseverance, willpower, firmness, constancy, single-mindedness, steadfastness, doggedness, resoluteness, indomitability

Translations

spine [spaɪn] n → espinazo, columna vertebral (= thorn); espina

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spine [spaɪn] n → colonne vertébrale (= thorn); épine f, piquant m

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spine [spaɪn] n (Anat) → Rückgrat nt;

(thorn) → Stachel m

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spine [spaɪn] n → spina dorsale (= thorn); spina

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spine

n spine [spain]

1 the line of linked bones running down the back of humans and many animals; the backbone She damaged her spine when she fell. ruggraat عَمود فِقْري гръбнак páteř rygrad das Rückgrat σπονδυλική στήλη, ραχοκοκαλιά columna vertebral, espina dorsal selgroog ستون فقرات selkäranka colonne vertébrale עַמוּד שִׁדרָה रीढ़, मेरूदंड kičma, kralježnica (hát)gerinc tulang belakang hryggur spina dorsale, colonna vertebrale 背骨 척추, 등뼈 nugarkaulis, stuburas mugurkauls tulang belakang ruggegraat ryggrad kręgosłup coluna coloană vertebrală позвоночник; хребет chrbtica hrbtenica kičma ryggrad กระดูกสันหลัง omurga, bel kemiği 脊骨 спинний хребет, хребетний стовп ریڑھ کی ہڈّی xương sống 脊骨

2 something like a backbone in shape or function the spine of a book. rug ظَهْر الكِتاب опора hřbet ryg; -ryg der Rücken ράχη lomo selg عطف harja, selkä dos גַב पीठ, पुट्ठा hrbat gerinc punggung kjölur dorso 背 척추 같은 것 nugarėlė, ketera (grāmatas) muguriņa; (kalna) mugura tulang belakang rug rygg grzbiet, trzon espinha dos корешок chrbát hrbet hrbat bokrygg สันหนังสือ sırt (書等)脊 корінець ریڑھ کی ہڈّی کی شکل کی کوئی چیز gáy sách （书等）脊

3 a thin, stiff, pointed part growing on an animal or a plant. stekel حَسَك، شَوكَه израстък osten, trn, bodlina pig; torn der Stachel αγκάθι espina oga, piik خار؛ تيغ piikki épine קוֹץ कांटा, कंटक, शूल trn, bodljika tüske duri broddur, þyrnir spina とげ 가시 (모양의 것), 침 dyglys (eža u.tml.) adata duri stekel pigg kolec espinho ghimpe шип; игла; колючка osteň, tŕň, pichliač bodica bodlja tagg, pigg หนาม diken, ok, iğne 刺 шип, голка نوک والا جسم یا ڈھانچا gai, ngạnh 刺

adj spinal

of or concerned with the backbone a spinal injury. spinaal فِقْري гръбначен páteřní, hřbetní rygrads- Rückgrat-... σπονδυλικός espinal, vertebral lülisamba- selkäranka- vertébral -הַשִדרָה रीढ़ से संबंधित kičmeni, hrptenični gerinc- tulang punggung hrygg- spinale, dorsale, vertebrale せきついの 척골의, 척주의 stuburo muguras-; mugurkaula- spina van de ruggegraat ryggrads-, spinal- kręgowy vertebral vertebral спинной; позвоночный chrbtový, chrbticový hrbteničen kičmeni ryggrads- เกี่ยวกับกระดูกสันหลัง omurgaya ait, bel kemiği ile ilgili 脊骨的 спинний ریڑھ کی ہڈّی سے متعلق liên quan đến xương sống 脊骨的

adj spineless

1 of an animal, having no spine; invertebrate. ruggraatloos لافقاري безгръбначен bezobratlý uden rygrad wirbellos ασπόνδυλος invertebrado selgrootu selkärangaton invertébré חֲסַר עַמוּד שִׁדרָה अकेशरुकी koji nema kičme, bez hrptenjače gerinctelen tak bertulang belakang hrygglaus invertebrato 無せきついの 척추가 없는; 가시가 없는 bestuburis bezmugurkaulnieks tidak bertulang belakang zonder ruggegraat uten ryggrad bezkręgowy invertebrado nevertebrat беспозвоночный bezstavcový brezvretenčen beskičmenjački ryggradslös ซึ่งไม่มีกระดูกสันหลัง omurgasız 無脊骨的 безхребетний بغیر ریڑھ کی ہڈّی کا không xương sống 无脊骨的

2 of a person, having a weak character; easily dominated. ruggraatloos ضَعيف الإرادَه безхарактерен bezpáteřný holdningsløs; vattet rückgratlos άβουλος, αδύναμος débil tahtejõuetu heikkotahtoinen mou חֲסַר אוֹפִי कायर, डरपोक beskičmenjak gerinctelen lemah kjarklaus debole, molle 気骨のない 결단력이 없는, 패기가 없는 bestuburis vāja rakstura-; (cilvēks) bez mugurkaula orang yang tidak bertulang belakang zonder ruggegraat uten ryggrad, holdningsløs bez kręgosłupa fraco moale бесхребетный bez chrbtovej kosti mlahav, brez hrbtenice kukavički ryggradslös, karaktärslös ที่อ่อนแอ zayıf kişilikli 沒有骨氣的 безхарактерний, м'якотілий کمزور، ڈھیلا آدمی ẻo lả, nhút nhát 没有骨气的

adj spiny

full of, or covered with, spines a spiny cactus. stekelrig شائِك، مُغَطّى بالشَّوْك бодлив ostnatý tornet; pigget stachelig αγκαθωτός espinoso okkaline piikikäs épineux קוֹצָנִי कांटेदार bodljikav, trnovit tüskés penuh duri broddóttur, þyrnóttur spinoso とげのある 가시로 덮인, 가시가 있는 dygliuotas adatains berduri stekelig pigget kolczasty espinhento spinos колючий ostnatý, pichľavý bodljikav bodljikav taggig, piggig มีหนาม dikenli, iğneli 多刺的 колючий خاردار ، چبھنے والا có nhiều gai 多刺的

spinal cord

a cord of nerve cells running up through the backbone. rugstring نُخاع شَوْكي гръбначен мозък mícha rygmarv das Rückenmark νωτιαίος μυελός médula espinal seljaüdi نخاع selkäydin moelle épinière חוּט הַשִׁדרָה मेरूरज्जु leđna, kičmena moždina gerincvelő, gerincagy saraf punggung mæna midollo spinale せき髄 척수 stuburo smegenys muguras smadzenes saraf tunjang ruggemerg ryggmarg rdzeń kręgowy medula espinal măduva spinării спинной мозг miecha hrbtenjača kičmena moždina ryggmärg เส้นประสาทไขสันหลัง omurilik 脊髓 спинний мозок ریڑھ کی ہڈّی میں واقع مرکزی اعصابی نظام کا مخروطی ڈھانچا tủy sống 脊髓