spine
noun
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
spines
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pluralof spine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Book publisher Penguin has just breathed new life into the bird that has adorned its book spines since 1935.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
The current crisis in Iran has sent memories bubbling to the surface for the collective, and chills down the spines of viewers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
In the store, he had 24,000 titles—not the rejects, exactly, but some of the lesser spines.
From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2026
Their spines would curve less and their feet have less of an arch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
At the bottom were Gray’s Anatomy and a collected Shakespeare, and above them, on slenderer spines, names in faded silver and gold—she saw Housman and Crabbe.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
