Meaning of spine

Definition of spine

(noun) the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
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; "the title and author were printed on the spine of the book"
a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

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