Meaning of SPINY
| Pronunciation: | | 'spInee
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| | Definition: | | [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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| | Synonyms: | | armed, barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, thorny |
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| | Definition: | | Spiny
When Spiny the Spinosaurus gets separated from his parents the rest of the dinosaur community tries to help him find his way back home. Color illustrations accompany the text of this beginning reader book. more details ... |
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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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