Spine

What do we mean by spine?

The spinal column of a vertebrate. noun

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

A strong, sharp-pointed outgrowth derived from a leaf or leaf part. noun

Any of various similar sharp structures, such as a thorn. noun

Something that resembles or suggests a backbone, as. noun

The hinged back of a book. noun

The crest of a ridge. noun

Strength of character; courage or willpower. noun

One of the quills of a harpsichord or spinet. noun

Specifically, a sharp, columnar mass of solidified lava which was forced upward to a height of over 1,000 feet above the summit of Mount Pelée, Martinique, in 1903. See volcano, 1. It constituted a new phenomenon in vulcanology. See cut under cumulo-volcano. noun

In botany, a stiff sharp-pointed process, containing more or less woody tissue, and originating in the degeneracy or modification of some organ. noun

The backbone; the rachis, spina, or spinal column of a vertebrate. noun

A name of some part in various animals. noun

In much., any longitudinal ridge; a fin. noun

In lace-making, a raised projection from the cordonnet: one of the varieties of pinwork; especially, one of many small points that project outward from the edge of the lace, forming a sort of fringe. noun

The duramen or heartwood of trees: a ship-builders' term. See duramen. noun

and hemal. noun

A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn. noun

The series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a person, or from the head to the tail of an animal; backbone, vertebral column.

Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.

A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant.

The heartwood of trees.

Courage or assertiveness.

The stiffness of an arrow.

Somebody who has strong ideals and strong ways of stating those ideals. Somebody who says what they mean, and means what they say. Urban Dictionary

A word used to describe someone who is strong and doesn’t take shit from others. Also can be used to describe your literal spine when you are feeling a certain way (usually empowered or sad/emotional). For example: someone who claps back when someone else is being rude or when someone is feeling emotional about their favorite celeb. Urban Dictionary

A one big bone in your human body Urban Dictionary

An extremely attractive part of the human body. An important trait looked for in a mate. Urban Dictionary

An adjective used to describe a person, place, thing , feeling or really anything you want that spins Urban Dictionary

1. To act like a lil bitch when sumting u stand 4 is the b'in threaten. (see: U.S. Department of State-> Press Releases July 5, 2014: Detention of Tariq Khdeir) 2. An idiom for the lack of courage, to act cowardly. 3. To stand for something, but stay quite when it's challenged by a group of people. 4. Can also be used: "you have no spine," "your statement has no spine to stand with," or simply " you have no spine,b. so, stfu." to lack a spine Urban Dictionary

The latest album for They Might Be Giants, which features the following tracks: 1. Experimental Film 2. Spine 3. Memo to Human Resources 4. Wearing a Raincoat 5. Prevenge 6. Thunderbird 7. Bastard Wants to Hit Me 8. The World Before Later On 9. Museum of Idiots 10. It's Kickin' In 11. Spines 12. Au Contraire 13. Damn Good Times 14. Broke in Two 15. Stalk of Wheat 16. I Can't Hide from My Mind Urban Dictionary

A euphamism for penis, usually used on internet forums. Urban Dictionary

Someone who will "break their parents' backs" in order to keep up with expensive trends. They hound their parents to buy them trendy clothing/items in order to keep a high social status or in other words, make them look wealthy. Urban Dictionary

Porking someone really, really aggressively in the arse. So much so that one could easily imagine the vertebrae in their spine being crushed making a rather pleasant warm feeling in my trousers... I mean a crunching sound in their spine. Sorry. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to spine:
spine, pine, spin, shine, spike, supine, opine, spite, spice, spire, sine, seine, swine, stine, spline, saine, spile, spiny, spink, spina, spins, suine, spie, spane, spise, spino, spyne, spinae, sping, spime, spini, spinne, spinz, spide.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word spine:
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Words that rhyme with spine:
line, design, sign, pine, fein, fine, vine, benign, divine, align, wine, genuine, shine, mine, decline, assign, outline, asinine, undermine, define, online, supine, opine, streamline, pipeline, brine, malign, combine, whine, baseline, nine, byzantine, resign, incline, bovine, confine, refine, deadline, concubine, shrine, canine, lifeline, tine, moonshine, grapevine, consign, stein, devine, sine, endocrine, lupine, enshrine, outshine, frontline, sunshine, thine, dine, equine, alkaline, alpine, feline, sideline, chine, twine, aline, guideline, porcupine, swine, iodine, valentine, tagline, intertwine, byline, headline, serpentine, saccharine, storyline, stine, zine, cline, borderline, spline, crystalline, bottom line, airline, eglantine, turpentine, affine, dopamine, hotline, trine, quinine, punchline, underline, skyline, entwine, ballantine, palatine, rine, clementine.

Adjectives that are often used to describe spine:
cervical, lumbar, thoracic, superior, anterior, lower, dorsal, upper, nasal, posterior, lumbosacral, ischial, entire, inferior, strong, short, neural, lateral, central, scapular, sharp, normal, terminal, curved, straight, tibial, apical, anal, fetal, prominent, anterosuperior, median, unstable, sacral, dendritic, pubic, slender, bony, stout, pectoral, fractured, rigid, genal, neutral, outer, caudal, broken, stiff, occipital, distal, pediatric, bamboo, flexible, crooked, erect, injured, blunt, serrated, frontal, weak, scoliotic, flat, mountainous, postoperative, longest, minute, basal, preopercular, seventh, haemal, pointed, rostral, twisted, rocky, marginal.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective spine:
surgery, fusion, density, injury, tingling, trauma, pain, head, deformity, disease, title, formation, fracture, injuries, fractures, length, care, present, loading, stabilization, imaging, rays, involvement, stability, chilling, board, films, row, syndrome, immobilization, gilt, radiographs, update, motion, flexion, morphology, growth, extension, lettering, wall, instrumentation, shape, function, radiograph, bmd, loss, label, instability, angle, development, bases, formula, stickleback, fig, study, rev, bone, tail, precautions, curvature, phantom, apparatus, size, resistance, radiography, surgeons, model, synapses, synapse, compression, mobility, base, bearing, pathology, pad, flexibility, ray, stout, binding, figure, pits, color, twist, rotation, patients, film, deformities, sign, measurements, distribution.

Consonant match to spine:
spin, span, spawn, spoon, spurn, spun, spain, spahn, spane, spohn, spann.

Words that sound like spine:
spine, spyne, spin, spoon, spain, span, spawn, spun, spen, spon, spane, spann, spime, spahn, spean, spohn, spinne, cepan, sign, spy, swine, spam, sine, spines, spurn, supine, sping, spiny, spline, syne, spong, sein, spoom, spined, spang, spn, spinel, spai, spim, spem, spum, spange, spy on, cyne, spamm, opine, seen, scene, sane, sen, san, sewn, aspen, sain, sapien, cine, sian, sawn, sene, cin, scen, cion, cen, saipan, saine, aspin, senn, seim, cyn, cene, sanne, cne, cien, sien, sapin, see in, sayn, saan, espen, sahn, sewin, senne, scin, seon, saen, espagne, cinn, cyme, sahne, sann, hspa, sea pen, cein, sapan, espan, sepon, ceann, cnh, psim, sihon.