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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻŽā§āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ
the row of small bones that are joined together down the center of the back of the body
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Proper posture helps maintain the natural alignment of the spine and prevents back pain.
āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŖā§āĻĄā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
a small, sharp-pointed tip on a plant, such as a leaf or stem, resembling a spike
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Roses have spines to protect against herbivores.
03
a sharp, rigid projection or appendage on an animal, such as a porcupine quill, a bony ridge, or a fin ray
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Fish have spines supporting their fins.
04
the outer edge or binding of a book that encloses the inner pages and faces outward when shelved
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She read the title on the spine before pulling the book from the shelf.
05
a sharp, pointed projection or protuberance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Icicles hung from the roof like frozen spines.
06
āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸, āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
inner strength, moral courage, or the ability to stand up for oneself
Slang
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She showed spine by presenting her ideas despite opposition.
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āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
spineless
spine
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