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spined

/spaɪnd/

spined adjective: having spines, spiny.

Adjective

spined (comparative more spined, superlative most spined)

  1. (not comparable) Having spines, spiny.
  2. (comparable, figuratively, in-compounds, usually) Having a certain type of spine (backbone).
    • He's just another linguini-spined politician.

Antonyms of spined

Forms of spined

comparativemore spined
superlativemost spined

Origin of spined

From spine + -ed.

Words formed from spined

Phrases with spined

Words that rhyme with spined

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Questions about spined

What does spined mean?
Spined means having spines, spiny.
What part of speech is spined?
Spined is an adjective.
How do you pronounce spined?
Spined is pronounced /spaɪnd/.

Words near spined in the dictionary

  1. spineboard
  2. spineboards
  3. spinebuster
  4. spinebusters
  5. spinechilling
  6. spined
  7. spined loach
  8. spined loaches
  9. spinefoot
  10. spinefoots
  11. spinel

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