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Word: Spine
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: shortening of Old French espine, or from Latin spina ‘thorn, prickle, backbone’
spʌɪn
a series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone
Short Definition:series of vertebrae extending from skull to small of back, enclosing spinal cord
Examples:- a soft voice that sent a shiver down her spine
the part of a book's jacket or cover that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's name.
Short Definition:part of book's jacket or cover that encloses inner edges of pages
any hard, pointed defensive projection or structure, such as a prickle of a hedgehog, a spike-like projection on a sea urchin, a sharp ray in a fish's fin, or a spike on the stem of a plant.
Short Definition:any hard, pointed defensive projection or structure
a linear pay scale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions.
Short Definition:linear pay scale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions
a tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano
Short Definition:tall mass of viscous lava extruded from volcano
Examples:- the Mt Pelee spine was exceptional only for its extreme height—over 300 metres
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