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• spine´less|ly — spine|less «SPYN lihs», adjective. 1. having no spine or backbone; invertebrate: »A jellyfish is a spineless animal. 2. having a weak or diseased spine; limp. 3. Figurative. without courage, determination, or moral force; weak willed; feeble: »a… …   Useful english dictionary

• spine|less — «SPYN lihs», adjective. 1. having no spine or backbone; invertebrate: »A jellyfish is a spineless animal. 2. having a weak or diseased spine; limp. 3. Figurative. without courage, determination, or moral force; weak willed; feeble: »a spineless… …   Useful english dictionary

• spine´less|ness — spine|less «SPYN lihs», adjective. 1. having no spine or backbone; invertebrate: »A jellyfish is a spineless animal. 2. having a weak or diseased spine; limp. 3. Figurative. without courage, determination, or moral force; weak willed; feeble: »a… …   Useful english dictionary

• less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …   English syllables

• spine — al·be·spine; spine; spine·less; spine·less·ly; spine·less·ness; spine·let; …   English syllables

• LESS — lateral electrical spine stimulation * * * less, lesser comparative of LITTLE …   Medical dictionary

• LESS — • lateral electrical spine stimulation …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

• Ischial spine — Infobox Bone Name = Ischial spine Latin = s. ischialis s. ischiadica GraySubject = 57 GrayPage = 235 Caption = Capsule of hip joint (distended). Posterior aspect. (Spine of ischium labeled at upper left.) Caption2 = Left hip joint, opened by… …   Wikipedia

• back´bone´less — back|bone «BAK BOHN», noun. 1. the main bone along the middle of the back in humans and other mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes; spine; spinal column. The backbone consists of many small bones, called vertebrae, held together by… …   Useful english dictionary

• spineless — spine·less …   English syllables