spines

Definitions of spines in various dictionaries:

noun - the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

noun - any sharply pointed projection

noun - a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

noun - 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

noun - a sharp rigid animal process or appendage

verb - revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis

verb - stream in jets, of liquids

verb - cause to spin

verb - make up a story

verb - form a web by making a thread

verb - work natural fibers into a thread

verb - twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation

verb - prolong or extend

adj - the vertebral column [n -S] : SPINED