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spine
  1. The series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a person, or from the head to the tail of an animal; backbone, vertebral column.
  2. Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
    1. The narrow, bound edge of a book.
  3. A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
  4. (figuratively) Courage or assertiveness.
  5. The stiffness of an arrow.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Cervical nerve roots exit the cervical spine through the intervertebral foramina between the vertebrae.”
      “It also constitutes the know-how of the business and the spine of the industry's memory.”
      “One thing you should do first as an investor is to develop some spine because you are going to be taking on risk.”
spinelessness
  1. The state or quality of being spineless; cowardice.
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    1. “The politician's spinelessness was evident when he failed to take a stance on important issues, constantly wavering and avoiding making any difficult decisions.”
      “She showed true spinelessness when confronted with difficult decisions, lacking the strength to take a stand.”
      “Fischer's obsequiousness is not simply, or even primarily, a reflection of his subjective cowardice and political spinelessness.”
spination
  1. (zoology) The distribution of spines on an organism.
spinations
  1. plural of spination
spines
  1. plural of spine
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    1. “And then there's the repulsive triplewart seadevils, covered with spines and furrows and warts, their large mouths set in a perpetual frown.”
      “A single very small spherical shell is characterized by a lumpy to ragged surface and numerous short spines.”
      “For example, an echinostome is named for the spines that surround the oral sucker.”
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