acanthoid, acanthous, spinous
(adjective) shaped like a spine or thorn
spinous, spiny
(adjective) having spines; “the dorsal fin is spinous”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spinous (comparative more spinous, superlative most spinous)
Having many spines.
Spine-like; spiny.
(obsolete) Of a person: difficult to deal with, prickly.
(rare) Of a subject: providing many difficulties, thorny.
(anatomy) Having a sharp projection.
• poussin
Source: Wiktionary
Spi"nous, a.
1. Spinose; thorny.
2. Having the form of a spine or thorn; spinelike. Spinous process of a vertebra (Anat.), the dorsal process of the neural arch of a vertebra; a neurapophysis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
