spines
Definitions
Noun
- The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- Any sharply pointed projection
- A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
- 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
- A sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
Verb
- Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
- Stream in jets, of liquids
- Cause to spin
- Make up a story
- Form a web by making a thread
- Work natural fibers into a thread
- Twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation
- Prolong or extend
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
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Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "spines".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stones | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | stains | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | skins | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | sloan's | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | spans | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | stein's | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | stearns | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | austin's | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | scans | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | stone's | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | spurns | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | sterns | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | swans | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | askin's | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | askins | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | aspen's | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | aspens | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | aspin's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | austen's | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | eastern's | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | scones | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | skains | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | skeens | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | skeins | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | skin's | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | skins' | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | spain's | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | span's | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | spawns | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | spins | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | spoons | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | staines | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | stan's | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | steines | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | stenz | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | stern's | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | stiens | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | stines | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | stones' | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | stuns | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | swann's | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "spines".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "spines" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "spines" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | neural spines | 2 | 3 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "spines" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 13
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 41
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 4
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Cats’ Flexible Spines Help Them Pull Off the Mid‑Air Twist — and Land on Their Feet
Mar 16, 2026 Discover Magazine
Mar 16, 2026 Discover Magazine
Desperately seeking spines at the Kansas Statehouse as lawmakers flee accountability
Feb 25, 2026 Kansas Reflector
Feb 25, 2026 Kansas Reflector