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spine
spine /ˈspaɪn/
noun
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(
)
The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
(
back
, backbone
, rachis
, spinal column
, spine
, vertebral column
)
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
The fall broke his back
the fall broke his back
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A sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
(
spine
)
a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
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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
(
backbone
, spine
)
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
The title and author were printed on the spine of the book
the title and author were printed on the spine of the book
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A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
(
pricker
, prickle
, spikelet
, spine
, sticker
, thorn
)
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
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Any sharply pointed projection
(
acantha
, spine
, spur
)
any sharply pointed projection
Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Phylloscopus sibilatrix /ˌfɪləˈskoʊpəs sɪbɪˈlætrɪks/
noun
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European woodland warbler with dull yellow plumage
(
Phylloscopus sibilatrix
, wood warbler
)
European woodland warbler with dull yellow plumage
Ancylus fluviatilis
Ancylus fluviatilis /ˈænsɪləs fluːviːˈætɪlɪs/
noun
-
Minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants
(
Ancylus fluviatilis
, freshwater limpet
, river limpet
)
minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants
surroundings
surroundings /sɝˈaʊndɪŋz/
noun
-
()
The environmental condition
(
milieu
, surroundings
)
the environmental condition
The stunning natural surroundings left them in awe.
The stunning natural surroundings left them in awe.
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()
The area in which something exists or lives
(
surround
, environment
, environs
, surroundings
)
the area in which something exists or lives
The country--the flat agricultural surround
the country--the flat agricultural surround
