spiny

spin·y

S0645000 (spī′nē)adj. spin·i·er, spin·i·est 1. Bearing or covered with spines, thorns, or similar stiff projections.2. Shaped like a spine.

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spin′i·ness n.

spiny

(ˈspaɪnɪ) adj, spinier or spiniest1. (Zoology) (of animals) having or covered with quills or spines2. (Botany) (of plants) covered with spines; thorny3. troublesome to handle; puzzling4. shaped like a spine ˈspininess n

spin•y

(ˈspaɪ ni)

adj. spin•i•er, spin•i•est. 1. abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant. 2. covered with or having sharp-pointed processes, as an animal. 3. resembling a spine; spinelike. 4. difficult to handle; thorny: a spiny problem. [1580–90] spin′i•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	spiny - having spines; "the dorsal fin is spinous"spinous
	2.	spiny - having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers"barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, burred, burry, setaceous, setose, thorny, prickly, bristly, barbedarmed - (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns

spiny

adjective prickly, barbed, thorny, bristly, brambly, briery low spiny bushes of sage

spiny

adjective1. Full of sharp needlelike protuberances:briery, echinate, prickly, pricky, thistly, thorny.2. So replete with interlocking points and complications as to be painfully irritating:nettlesome, prickly, thorny.

Translations

多刺的

spine

(spain) noun1. the line of linked bones running down the back of humans and many animals; the backbone. She damaged her spine when she fell. 脊柱，脊椎 脊柱，脊椎 2. something like a backbone in shape or function. the spine of a book. (書等)脊 （书等）脊 3. a thin, stiff, pointed part growing on an animal or a plant. 刺 刺ˈspinal adjective of or concerned with the backbone. a spinal injury. 脊椎的 脊椎的ˈspineless adjective1. of an animal, having no spine; invertebrate. 無脊椎的 无脊椎的2. of a person, having a weak character; easily dominated. 沒有骨氣的 没有骨气的ˈspiny adjective full of, or covered with, spines. a spiny cactus. 多刺的 多刺的spinal cord a cord of nerve cells running up through the backbone. 脊髓 脊髓