spines
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Is spines a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of spines?
Definition
noun (English)
1. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cordExamples: "the fall broke his back"Synonyms: back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, spine, vertebral column
2. any sharply pointed projectionSynonyms: acantha, spine, spur
3. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leafSynonyms: pricker, prickle, spikelet, spine, sticker, thorn
4. 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 shelvedExamples: "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"Synonyms: backbone, spine
5. a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish finSynonyms: spine
verb (English)
1. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axisExamples: "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"Synonyms: gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl
2. stream in jets, of liquidsExamples: "The creek spun its course through the woods"Synonyms: spin
3. cause to spinExamples: "spin a coin"Synonyms: birl, spin, twirl, whirl
4. make up a storyExamples: "spin a yarn"Synonyms: spin
5. form a web by making a threadExamples: "spiders spin a fine web"Synonyms: spin
6. work natural fibers into a threadExamples: "spin silk"Synonyms: spin
Definition source: Wiktionary