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spine

გამოთქმა: /spʌɪn/

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Universal
  • 1a series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone: a soft voice that sent a shiver down her spine
  • the central feature or main source of strength of something:players of high quality who will form the spine of our side Puerto Rico’s mountainous spine
  • [mass noun] resolution or strength of character.
  • 2the part of a book’s jacket or cover that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author’s name.
  • 3 Zoology & Botany any hard, pointed defensive projection or structure, such as a prickle of a hedgehog, a spike-like projection on a sea urchin, a sharp ray in a fish’s fin, or a spike on the stem of a plant.
  • 4 (also pay spine) a linear pay scale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions.
  • 5 Geology a tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano: the Mt Pelee spine was exceptional only for its extreme height—over 300 metres

spined

adjective
[in combination]:broken-spined paperbacks

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