spined
Bearing sharp projections
Spined means having spines or spine-like projections: a spined cactus, spined fish.
The word appears most often in biological descriptions of plants and animals equipped with sharp, pointed structures for defense or support.
It can also simply mean having a spine or backbone, though this sense is less common.
Spiny marine echinoderm
- hedgehogSpiny nocturnal mammal
- porcupineBarbed defensive rodent
- lionfishVenomous striped reef fish
- stingrayFlat fish, poisonous tail
echidna · scorpionfish · stickleback · spiny lobster · horned lizard · armadillo · pufferfish · dorsal
Spiny or irritable
- spikyHaving sharp projections
- barbedHaving sharp projections
- pointedTapering to a tip
- bristlyCovered with stiff hairs
sharp · stiff · jagged · serrated · rough · scratchy · needle-like · piercing
Spiny desert plant
- thistleSpiny flowering weed
- bramblesThorny wild shrubs
- rosebushThorny shrub bearing fragrant blooms
- hawthornThorny berry-bearing shrub
burr · acacia · agave · blackthorn · barberry · nettle · prickly pear · thorns
sea urchin
Spiny marine echinoderm
stingray · echidna · scorpionfish · stickleback · spiny lobster · horned lizard · armadillo · pufferfish · dorsal · quills
prickly
Spiny or irritable
bristly · sharp · stiff · jagged · serrated · rough · scratchy · needle-like · piercing
cactus
Spiny desert plant
hawthorn · burr · acacia · agave · blackthorn · barberry · nettle · prickly pear · thorns · needles
vertebrae
Interlocking bones of spine
- vertebrateSpinal column animal
- chordateNotochord-possessing animal
- columnVertical structural element
discs · cord · cervical · thoracic · lumbar · sacrum · coccyx · atlas · axis · pedicle
hardcover
Rigid-bound book format
stitched · binding · codex · signatures · cover · jacket · boards · casing · perfect-bound · embossed
- sent shivers down someone's spineCaused intense fear reaction
- spinal cordBrain's extension through vertebrae
- down the spine
- spinal tapCerebrospinal fluid sampling procedure
- spinal injuryTrauma to vertebral column
- spinal columnSegmented skeletal axis