spine´like´

spine´like´
spine «spyn», noun.
1. the series of small bones down the middle of the back in man and other vertebrates; backbone; spinal column.
2. a) anything like a backbone; long, narrow ridge or support: »

the spine of a mountain.

b) Figurative. courage or determination, such as that by which a person is supported in the face of danger or adversity: »

Threats merely stiffened his spine.

3. Botany. a stiff, sharp-pointed growth of woody tissue: »

The cactus and hawthorn have spines.

4. Zoology. a) a stiff, pointed, thornlike part or projection: »

A porcupine's spines are called quills.

b) a sharp, rigid fin ray of a fish. c) = spicule. (Cf. ↑spicule)
5. a slender, pointed process, as of a bone.
6. the supporting back portion of a book cover.
╂[< Latin spīna (originally) thorn]
–spine´like´, adjective.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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