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Showing words for SPINY using the English dictionary
5 Letter Words for Spiny
pyins, snipy, spiny
4 Letter Words for Spiny
insp, nips, pins, pyin, snip, spin, yins, yips
3 Letter Words for Spiny
ins, ips, isn, nip, nis, nys, pin, pis, psi, sin, sip, sny, spy, syn, yin, yip, yis
Definitions for Spiny
[1] abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
[2] covered with or having sharp-pointed processes, as an animal.
[3] in the form of a spine; resembling a spine; spinelike.
[4] troublesome or difficult to handle; thorny: a spiny problem.
[5] (of animals) having or covered with quills or spines
[6] (of plants) covered with spines; thorny
[7] troublesome to handle; puzzling
[8] shaped like a spine
Words related to Spiny
barbed, pointy, sharp, spiky, spinous, thorny
Words nearby Spiny
spinproof, spinster, spinthariscope, spinto, spinule, spiny, spiny anteater, spiny cocklebur, spiny dogfish, spiny dormouse, spiny lizard
Origin of Spiny
First recorded in 1580–90; spine + -y1
Other words from Spiny
spin·i·ness , noun
non·spin·y , adjective