spine

Other forms of spine

plural

spines·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about spine

What does spine mean?

spine means "the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in spine?

spine has 1 syllable: spine. In IPA it is /ˈspaɪn/.

What is another word for spine?

Close synonyms include spinal column, vertebral column, backbone, back, rachis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spine a common word?

spine is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.