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Definitions for Spine

[1] the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
[2] any backbonelike part.
[3] a stiff, pointed process or appendage on an animal, as a quill of a porcupine, or a sharp, bony ray in the fin of a fish.
[4] something, as a quality or trait, that constitutes a principal strength; resolution; stamina; backbone: a situation that would test a person's spine.
[5] a ridge, as of ground or rock.
[6] a sharp-pointed, hard or woody outgrowth on a plant; thorn.
[7] Bookbinding . the back of a book cover or binding, usually indicating the title and author.
[8] the spinal column
[9] the sharply pointed tip or outgrowth of a leaf, stem, etc
[10] zoology a hard pointed process or structure, such as the ray of a fin, the quill of a porcupine, or the ridge on a bone
[11] the back of a book, record sleeve, etc
[12] a ridge, esp of a hill
[13] strength of endurance, will, etc
[14] anything resembling the spinal column in function or importance; main support or feature

Words related to Spine

vertebrae, bone, ridge, back, rachis, chine

Words nearby Spine

spindlelegs, spindleshanks, spindling, spindly, spindrift, spine, spine of scapula, spine-bashing, spine-chiller, spine-chilling, spine-tingling

Origin of Spine

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin spīna thorn, backbone

Other words from Spine

spined , adjective
spine·like , adjective
spinal adjective

Word origin for Spine

C14: from Old French espine spine, from Latin spīna thorn, backbone

Synonyms for Spine

bone, vertebrae, back, chine, rachis, ridge, spinal column, vertebral column