Meaning of SPINY
| Pronunciation: | | 'spInee
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[adj] having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits" |
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SPINY is a 5 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | armed, barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, thorny |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Spin"y\, a. [From {Spine}.]
1. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
2. Like a spine in shape; slender. ``Spiny grasshoppers sit
chirping.'' --Chapman.
3. Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.
The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy. --Bp.
Warburton.
{Spiny lobster}. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Rock lobster}, under
{Rock}. See also {Lobster}.
\Spin"y\, n.
See {Spinny}.
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