spine /spain/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
• (n.) 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
• (n.) a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

Chinese translation

• n. 背骨, 脊柱, 尖刺
• [医] 脊柱; 棘, 刺; 马蹄嵴

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/spain/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 3.93 · Super Rare

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