spinespine /spaɪn/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1
science, biology the row of bones down the center of your back that supports your body and protects your spinal cord SYN backbone: an injury to the spine2the part of a book that the pages are fastened onto: a book with a leather spine3science, biology a stiff sharp point on an animal or plant: a hedgehog’s spines [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin spina]
science, biology the row of bones down the center of your back that supports your body and protects your spinal cord SYN backbone: an injury to the spine2the part of a book that the pages are fastened onto: a book with a leather spine3science, biology a stiff sharp point on an animal or plant: a hedgehog’s spines [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin spina]