DICTOMETER

SPINE

(spine, espina, lomo, bokrygg, ryggrad)

1. Synonyms:
   • Spinal column
   • Vertebral column
   • Spine
   • Backbone
   • Back
   • Rachis
   Definitions:
   • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
   Examples:
   • The fall broke his back
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Spur
   • Spine
   • Acantha
   Definitions:
   • any sharply pointed projection
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Spine
   • Thorn
   • Prickle
   • Pricker
   • Sticker
   • Spikelet
   Definitions:
   • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Spine
   • Backbone
   Definitions:
   • the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved
   Examples:
   • The title and author were printed on the spine of the book
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Spine
   Definitions:
   • a sharp rigid animal process or appendage
   • as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin