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spine

Letters that make spine

s, e, n, p, i are letters that make 'spine'

Words within spine

PI, PIN, pine, pi, in, spin, pin, IN, NE, In, Ne are words within 'spine'

Anagrams of spine

penis, peins, pines, snipe are anagrams of 'spine'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of spine

spinet, spinel, spined, spines are words created by adding a letter to 'spine'

spine is a 5 letter word ending with e
spine is a 5 letter word starting with s

5 possible definitions for 'spine'

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

Under this definition, spine is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pricker, sticker, thorn, prickle, spikelet have the same meaning as 'spine'

spine as a type

'spine' can be a type of aculeus.

Types of spine

glochidium, glochid are types of 'spine'.

Derivatives of spine

prickle, acanthoid, acanthous, spinous, prick, stick, barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny are derivatives of 'spine'.

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

Under this definition, spine is a noun and has the following properties:

spine as a type

'spine' can be a type of appendage, process, outgrowth.

Types of spine

ray, quill are types of 'spine'.

Derivatives of spine

acanthoid, acanthous, spinous, spinal are derivatives of 'spine'.

Spine as "the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord"

Under this definition, spine is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rachis, backbone, back, spinal column, vertebral column have the same meaning as 'spine'

spine as a type

'spine' can be a type of skeletal structure.

Types of spine

chine, notochord are types of 'spine'.

spine as a part

'spine' can be a part of axial skeleton.

Parts of spine

intervertebral disc, spinal canal, vertebral canal, canalis vertebralis, coccyx, tail bone, vertebra, intervertebral disk are parts of 'spine'.

Derivatives of spine

spinal is a derivative of spine.

Spine as "any sharply pointed projection"

Under this definition, spine is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

acantha, spur have the same meaning as 'spine'

spine as a type

'spine' can be a type of projection.

Derivatives of spine

acanthoid, acanthous, spinous, spur are derivatives of 'spine'.

Spine as "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"

Under this definition, spine is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

backbone has the same meaning as spine

spine as a type

'spine' can be a type of part, portion.

spine as a part

'spine' can be a part of book, volume.

Example of spine used within this context

"the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"