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- [spahyn]
- /spaɪn/
- /spaɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spahyn]
- /spaɪn/
Definitions of spine word
- noun spine the spinal or vertebral column; backbone. 1
- noun spine any backbonelike part. 1
- noun spine 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. 1
- noun spine something, as a quality or trait, that constitutes a principal strength; resolution; stamina; backbone: a situation that would test a person's spine. 1
- noun spine a ridge, as of ground or rock. 1
- noun spine a sharp-pointed, hard or woody outgrowth on a plant; thorn. 1
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Origin of spine
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin spīna thorn, backbone
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Spine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spine
noun spine
- acicula — a needle-shaped part, such as a spine, prickle, or crystal
- awn — any of the bristles growing from the spikelets of certain grasses, including cereals
- backbone — Your backbone is the column of small linked bones down the middle of your back.
- brier — any of various thorny shrubs or other plants, such as the sweetbrier and greenbrier
- chine — the backbone
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