spine (noun)
71pricker — noun 1. a small sharp pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • Syn: ↑spine, ↑thorn, ↑prickle, ↑sticker, ↑spikelet • Derivationally related forms: ↑stick (for: ↑ …
72spikelet — noun a small sharp pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • Syn: ↑spine, ↑thorn, ↑prickle, ↑pricker, ↑sticker • Derivationally related forms: ↑stick (for: ↑ …
73vertebral column — noun the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord (Freq. 1) the fall broke his back • Syn: ↑spinal column, ↑spine, ↑backbone, ↑back, ↑rachis • Derivationally related f …
74flat back — noun : a book backbone made without rounding and sometimes without backing; also : a book so bound or the style of binding featuring this construction * * * 1. a book spine presenting a completely flat surface. 2. a book bound with such a spine.… …
75hollow back — noun : a book back in which the backs of the sections are affixed to the backbone of the cover only at the joints, the separation sometimes being made by a flattened tubular lining of paper or cloth; also : a book so bound or a style of binding… …
76unicorn fish — noun 1. : narwhal 2. a. : any of several surgeonfishes (genus Teuthis) of the Pacific ocean having a long bony hornlike projection extending forward from the skull above the eye b. : any of various filefishes having a long dorsal spine * * * …
77pressure — noun 1 force produced by pressing ADJECTIVE ▪ gentle, light ▪ firm ▪ downward VERB + PRESSURE ▪ apply, exe …
78king crab — noun 1. meat of large cold water crab; mainly leg meat • Syn: ↑Alaska king crab, ↑Alaskan king crab, ↑Alaska crab • Hypernyms: ↑crab, ↑crabmeat • Part Holonyms: ↑ …
79Abyssinian cat — noun a small slender short haired breed of African origin having brownish fur with a reddish undercoat • Syn: ↑Abyssinian • Hypernyms: ↑domestic cat, ↑house cat, ↑Felis domesticus, ↑Felis catus * * * noun Usage …
80axial skeleton — noun the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal structure • Part Holonyms: ↑endoskeleton • Part Meronyms: ↑sternum, ↑breastbone, ↑skull, ↑ …
