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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Spine \Spine\, n. [L. spina thorn, the spine; akin to spica a
     point: cf. OF. espine, F. ['e]pine. Cf. Spike, Spinet a
     musical instrument, Spinny.]
     1. (Bot.) A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an
            animal.
        (b) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Anat.) The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; --
        so called from the projecting processes upon the
        vertebr[ae].
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Spine \Spine\, n. [L. spina thorn, the spine; akin to spica a
     point: cf. OF. espine, F. ['e]pine. Cf. Spike, Spinet a
     musical instrument, Spinny.]
     1. (Bot.) A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an
            animal.
        (b) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.
  
     3. (Anat.) The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; --
        so called from the projecting processes upon the
        vertebr[ae].
  
     4. Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  spine
       n 1: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and
            protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
            [syn: spinal column, vertebral column, backbone, back,
             rachis]
       2: any pointed projection [syn: spur]
       3: a sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf [syn: thorn, prickle,
           pricker, sticker]
       4: a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine
          quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spine
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (ετ ανατ en) η σπονδυλική στήλη
     2 (ετ νευρολογία en) η δενδράκανθα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spine
     Italian n.
     (plural of it spina)
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la spīnus  voc s)
     n.
     1 (lb en skeleton zootomy) A series of bones situated at the back
  from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of
  an animal, enclose the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax
  and abdomen.
     2 # (lb en figurative) courage or assertiveness.
     3 Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long,
  central structure from which other structures radiate.
     4 The narrow, bound edge of a book 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 and publisher's name.
     5 (senseid en sharp)(lb en zootomy botany) A pointed, fairly rigid
  protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
     6 (lb en botany) The heartwood of trees.
     7 (lb en neuroscience) (ellipsis of en dendritic spine).
     8 A linear payscale operated by some large organizations that allows
  flexibility for local and specific conditions.
     9 (lb en geology) A tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a
  volcano.
     10 The stiffness of an arrow.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  spine
     n.
     1 (lb en skeleton zootomy) A series of bones situated at the back
  from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of
  an animal, enclose the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax
  and abdomen.
     2 # (lb en figurative) courage or assertiveness.
     3 Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long,
  central structure from which other structures radiate.
     4 The narrow, bound edge of a book 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 and publisher's name.
     5 (senseid en sharp)(lb en zootomy botany) A pointed, fairly rigid
  protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
     6 (lb en botany) The heartwood of trees.
     7 (lb en neuroscience) (ellipsis of en dendritic spine).
     8 A linear payscale operated by some large organizations that allows
  flexibility for local and specific conditions.
     9 (lb en geology) A tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a
  volcano.
     10 The stiffness of an arrow.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  spine
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la spīnus  voc s)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm spyne)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  spine
     Latin n.
     (inflection of la spīnus  voc s)
     Middle English n.
     (alternative form of enm spyne)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spine
     Englanti n.
     1 selkäranka
     2 piikki (eläimen tai kasvin)
     3 kirjanselkä

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  spine
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg kat=anatomi språk=en) rygg, ryggrad
     2 (tagg kat=litteratur språk=en) bokrygg
     3 (tagg kat=botanik språk=en) tagg, torn
     4 (tagg kat=geografi språk=en) bergskam, bergsrygg

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Spine /spˈaɪn/
  العمود الفقري

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  spine //spaɪn// 
  1. гръбна́к, гръбна́чен стълб
  backbone
  2. гръб
  bound edge of a book
  3. кура́ж
  courage or assertiveness
  4. шип, бодил
  rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
   [bio] bodlina

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
   [bio] trn

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
   [bio] jehlice

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
   [bio] osten

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
   [med] hřbet

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
   [med] páteř

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
  Buchrücken , Rücken  [print]
        "spines of a book"  - Buchrücken, Rücken
     Synonyms: book spine, spine of a book, back of a book, shelf-back, back, backbone
  
   see: book spines, spines, backs, backbones, cracked spine, tight back, flat back, square back, hollow back, loose back, open back, false back, spring back, hand-bound book with French joints
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
  Dorn  [bot.]
   see: spines
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
  Dornenfortsatz , Dorn  [anat.]
     Synonym: dendritic spine
  
   see: dendritic spines, spines
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
   [coll.] Rückgrat , Rücken  [ugs.]  [anat.]
           Note: Wirbelsäule
     Synonyms: backbone, back
  
           Note: spinal column

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
  Rückgrat , Rücken 
        "spine of a country"  - Rückgrat eines Landes
        "It made my spine tingle."  - Es lief mir kalt den Rücken hinunter.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
  Stachel  [zool.]
   see: quills
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
  Wirbelsäule  [anat.]
     Synonyms: spinal column, vertebral column, vertebrae
  
   see: spines, spinal columns, vertebral columns, juxtaspinal
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
  
  αγκάθι, ραχοκόκκαλο, κότσια, σπονδυλική στήλη

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  spine //spaɪn// 
  1. selkäranka 2.
  backbone
   3.
  courage or assertiveness
  2. selkä
  bound edge of a book
  3. oas, piikki
  rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  spine /spain/
  1. colonne vertébrale, épine, épine dorsale

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/ 
  1. रीढ़
        "Sachin tendulkar is suspected to have a problem in his spine."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/ 
  1. काँटा
        "Cactuses have spines."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
  bodlja, drveni ukras, greben, kičma, kralješnica, leđa, trn

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
  1. tüske
  2. hátgerinc
  3. tövis
  4. gerinc

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
  spina dorsale

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  spine //spaɪn// 
  1. 背骨, 脊椎, 脊柱
  backbone
  2. 本の背, 背表紙
  bound edge of a book
  3. 気骨
  courage or assertiveness

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  spine /spain/
  1. ruggegraat, spin, wervelkolom

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  spine //spaɪn// 
  1. rygg
  bound edge of a book
  2. ryggrad
  courage or assertiveness

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  spine /spaɪn/ 
   1.  kręgosłup
   2.  grzbiet
   3.  kolec

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  spine /spain/ 
  1. espinha
  2. espinha dorsal

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  spine /spain/
  espinadorsal

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  spine //spaɪn// 
  1. ryggrad 2.
  backbone
   3.
  courage or assertiveness
  2. bokrygg, rygg
  bound edge of a book
  3. tagg
  rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  spine /spˈaɪn/
  1. omurga, belkemiği
  2. belkemiğine benzer şey
  3. diken
  4. kılçık
  5. kitap sırtı.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈspaɪn/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  155 Moby Thesaurus words for "spine":
     advocate, alpenstock, arm, athletic supporter, back, backbone,
     backing, bandeau, barb, barbel, barbule, bearer, bilge, blain,
     bleb, blister, blob, boss, bow, bra, brace, bracer, bracket,
     bramble, brassiere, brier, bristle, bubble, bulb, bulge, bulla,
     bump, bunch, burl, burr, button, buttress, cactus, cahot, cane,
     carrier, catchweed, cervix, chine, cleavers, clump, col, comb,
     condyle, convex, corset, crook, crutch, dowel, ear, esker, flange,
     flap, foundation garment, fulcrum, gall, girdle, gnarl,
     goose grass, guy, guywire, handle, hill, hogback, horseback, hump,
     hunch, jock, jockstrap, jog, joggle, kame, knob, knot, knur, knurl,
     lip, loop, lump, mainstay, maintainer, mast, mole, mountain, neck,
     needle, nettle, nevus, nub, nubbin, nubble, papilloma, peg,
     pine needle, prickle, prong, prop, quill, rachis, ray, reinforce,
     reinforcement, reinforcer, rest, resting place, rib, ridge,
     rigging, ring, saddle, saddleback, shoulder, shroud, spicula,
     spicule, spiculum, spike, spikelet, spinal column, spinal cord,
     sprit, spur, staff, standing rigging, stave, stay, stick, sticker,
     stiffener, strengthener, stud, style, support, supporter,
     sustainer, tab, thistle, thorn, tubercle, tubercule, upholder,
     verruca, vertebrae, vertebral column, vesicle, wale, walking stick,
     wart, welt, yucca
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 背骨,脊柱,尖刺;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 背骨,脊柱,尖刺

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