Antonyms for spine
spaɪnspine

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1. spinal column, vertebral column, spine, backbone, back, rachisnoun

   the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

   "the fall broke his back"

   Synonyms:
   dorsum, cover, sticker, spikelet, mainstay, backrest, lynchpin, binding, grit, prickle, book binding, pricker, sand, thorn, spinal column, keystone, spur, linchpin, back, backbone, rear, acantha, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column

2. spur, spine, acanthanoun

   any sharply pointed projection

   Synonyms:
   gad, prod, sticker, spikelet, goading, urging, prickle, pricker, thorn, spurring, spinal column, spur, back, branch line, backbone, acantha, spur track, rachis, prodding, goad, vertebral column

3. spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikeletnoun

   a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

   Synonyms:
   irritant, sticker, spikelet, stumper, prickle, pricker, bradawl, paster, thorn, gummed label, spinal column, spur, back, poser, backbone, acantha, toughie, rachis, dagger, vertebral column

4. spine, backbonenoun

   the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved

   "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"

   Synonyms:
   sticker, spikelet, mainstay, lynchpin, prickle, pricker, grit, sand, thorn, spinal column, keystone, spur, linchpin, back, backbone, acantha, gumption, anchor, rachis, moxie, guts, vertebral column

5. spinenoun

   a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

   Synonyms:
   back, sticker, spikelet, acantha, backbone, spinal column, vertebral column, prickle, thorn, pricker, spur, rachis

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1. spinenoun

   Synonyms:
   backbone, spinal column, rachis, chine

   Associated words:
   vertebrata, invertebrata, vertebra, vertebrate, cyrtosis, chiropractic, chiropractor, spondyle, coccyx, rickets, ependyma, ependymis

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spine

   Synonyms:
   National Spine, NHS Care Record Service (NHS CRS) Spine, NHS Spine, The Spine

How to use spine in a sentence?

1. PSB:

   Go for the idea that catches your breath, gives you goosebumps, and sends a shiver of fear down your spine. Because that idea can take you to milestones you haven't dared to achieve yet!

2. Edwin Wiek:

   She’s fatter than when she first came to us, but you can see the shape of her spine very clearly – it’s a physical deformity she will have to live with, but she’s doing well.

3. Amna Dermish:

   Usually what I do, if it’s a [feet-first] presentation, I’ll remove the extremities first, the lower extremities, and then go for the spine and then sort of bring it down that way.

4. The FWC:

   Warsaw are characterized by an elongated second dorsal spine, they're the only grouper with 10 dorsal spines ; all others have 11. Although adults usually occur in depths of 180-1700 ft, juveniles are occasionally seen around jetties and shallow-water reefs in the northern Gulf.

5. Simon Cowell:

   It could have been a lot worse. When I saw the X-ray, I really nearly smashed my spine to pieces, so I literally wouldn’t (have) been able to walk.

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