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SPINES
Noun
spines
plural of spine
Anagrams
• Espins, Snipes, epsins, sepsin, snipes
Source: Wiktionary
SPINE
Spine, n. Etym: [L. spina thorn, the spine; akin to spica a point: cf. OF. espine, F. Ă©pine. Cf. Spike, Spinet a musical instrument, Spinny.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal. (b) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.
3. (Anat.)
Definition: The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; -- so called from the projecting processes upon the vertebræ.
4. Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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