DICTOMETER

SPINES

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
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Spin
   • Spin around
   • Whirl
   • Reel
   • Gyrate
   Definitions:
   • revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
   Examples:
   • The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Spin
   Definitions:
   • stream in jets, of liquids
   Examples:
   • The creek spun its course through the woods
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Whirl
   • Birl
   • Spin
   • Twirl
   Definitions:
   • cause to spin
   Examples:
   • Spin a coin
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Spin
   Definitions:
   • make up a story
   Examples:
   • Spin a yarn
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Spin
   Definitions:
   • form a web by making a thread
   Examples:
   • Spiders spin a fine web
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Spin
   Definitions:
   • work natural fibers into a thread
   Examples:
   • Spin silk
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Spin
   Definitions:
   • twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation
   Examples:
   • The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Spin
   • Spin out
   Definitions:
   • prolong or extend
   Examples:
   • Spin out a visit