English-Thai Dictionary

spine

N กระดูกสันหลัง  backbone vertebral column kra-duk-san-lang

 

spine

N สันหนังสือ  san-nang-sue

 

spine

N หนาม  prickle thorn nam

 

spinel

N แร่ ไร้ สี  สัญลักษณ์ ทาง เคมี  MgAIO4 rea-rai-se-san-ya-lak-tang-kea-me

 

spineless

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่มี กระดูกสันหลัง  sueng-mai-me-kra-duk-san-lang

 

spinelle

N แร่ ไร้ สี  สัญลักษณ์ ทาง เคมี  MgAIO4 rea-rai-se-san-ya-lak-tang-kea-me

 

spinescent

A เป็น เดือย แหลม  คล้าย หนาม 

 

spinet

N พิ ณ  pin

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPINE

n.[L.] 1. The back bone of an animal.
2. The shin of the leg.
3. A thorn; a sharp process from the woody part of a plant. It differs from a prickle, which proceeds form the bark. A spine which proceeds from the bark. A spine sometimes terminates a branch or a leaf, and sometimes is axillary, growing at the angle formed by the branch or leaf with the stem. The wild apple and pear are armed with thorns; the rose, bramble, gooseberry. etc. are armed with prickles.

 

SPINEL, SPINELLE

n.The spinelle ruby, says Hauy; is the true ruby, a gem of a red color, blended with tints of blue or yellow. It is in grains more or less crystalized. A subspecies of octahedral corundum.

 

SPINELLANE

n.A mineral occurring in small crystaline masses and in minute crystals. It has been found only near the lake of Laach.

 

SPINESCENT

a.[from spine. ] Becoming hard and thorny.

 

SPINET

n.An instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller; a virginal; a clavichord.

 

SPINET

n.[L. spinetum.] A small wood or place where briars and thorns grow. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPINE

Spine, n. Etym: [L. spina thorn, the spine; akin to spica a point: cf. OF. espine, F. épine. Cf. Spike, Spinet a musical instrument, Spinny. ]

 

1. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.

 

2. (Zoöl.) (a ) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal. (b ) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.

 

3. (Anat. )

 

Defn: The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; -- so called from the projecting processes upon the vertebræ.

 

4. Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.

 

SPINEBACK

SPINEBACK Spine "back `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A fish having spines in, or in front of, the dorsal fins.

 

SPINEBILL

SPINEBILL Spine "bill `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any species of Australian birds of the genus Acanthorhynchus. They are related to the honey eaters.

 

SPINED

SPINED Spined, a.

 

Defn: Furnished with spines; spiny.

 

SPINE-FINNED

SPINE-FINNED Spine "-finned `, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having fine supported by spinous fin rays; -- said of certain fishes.

 

SPINEL; SPINELLE

Spi *nel ", Spi *nelle ", n. Etym: [F. spinelle, or LL. spinellus,perhaps from L. spina a thorn, a prickle, in allusion to its pointed crystals.] (Min. )

 

Defn: A mineral occuring in octahedrons of great hardness and various colors, as red, green, blue, brown, and black, the red variety being the gem spinel ruby. It consist essentially of alumina and magnesia, but commonly contains iron and sometimes also chromium.

 

Note: The spinel group includes spinel proper, also magnetite, chromite, franklinite, gahnite, etc. , all of which may be regarded as composed of a sesquioxide and a protoxide in equal proportions.

 

SPINEL

SPINEL Spin "el, n.

 

Defn: Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle; unwrought inkle. Knight.

 

SPINELESS

SPINELESS Spine "less, a.

 

Defn: Having no spine.

 

SPINESCENCE

SPINESCENCE Spi *nes "cence, n.

 

Defn: The state or quality of being spinescent or spiny; also, a spiny growth or covering, as of certain animals.

 

SPINESCENT

SPINESCENT Spi *nes "cent, a.Etym: [L. spinescens, -entis, p. pr. of spinescere to know to grow thorny, fr. spina a thorn: cf. F. spinescent. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Becoming hard and thorny; tapering gradually to a rigid, leafless point; armed with spines. Gray.

 

SPINET

Spin "et, n. Etym: [OF. espinete, F. épinette (cf. It. spinetta ), fr. L. spina a thorn; -- so called because its quills resemble thorns. See Spine. ] (Mus. )

 

Defn: A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It was formerly much used. Dumb spinet. (Mus. ) See Manichordon.

 

SPINET

Spi "net, n. Etym: [L. spinetum. See Spinny. ]

 

Defn: A spinny. [Obs. ] B. Jonson.

 

SPINETAIL

SPINETAIL Spine "tail `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) Any one or several species of swifts of the genus Acanthylis, or Chætura, and allied genera, in which the shafts of the tail feathers terminate in rigid spines. (b ) Any one of several species of South American and Central American clamatorial birds belonging to Synallaxis and allied genera of the family Dendrocolaptidæ. They are allied to the ovenbirds. (c ) The ruddy duck. [Local, U.S.]

 

SPINE-TAILED

SPINE-TAILED Spine "-tailed, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having the tail quills ending in sharp, naked tips. Spine- tailed swift. (Zoöl.) See Spinetail (a ).

 

SPINETED

SPINETED Spin "et *ed, a.

 

Defn: Slit; cleft. [Obs. & R.]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

spine

spine |spīn spaɪn | ▶noun 1 a series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone. • a thing's central feature or main source of strength: players who will form the spine of our team. • resolution or strength of character. • the part of a book's jacket or cover that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outward when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's name. 2 Zoology & Botany any hard pointed defensive projection or structure, such as a prickle of a hedgehog, a spikelike projection on a sea urchin, a sharp ray in a fish's fin, or a spike on the stem of a plant. • Geology a tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano. DERIVATIVES spined adjective [ in combination ] : broken-spined paperbacks ORIGIN late Middle English: shortening of Old French espine, or from Latin spina ‘thorn, prickle, backbone. ’

 

spine-chiller

spine-chill er |ˈspaɪn ˌtʃɪlər | ▶noun a story or movie that inspires terror and excitement.

 

spine-chilling

spine-chill ing |ˈspaɪn ˌtʃɪlɪŋ | ▶adjective inspiring terror or terrified excitement: a spine-chilling silence.

 

spinel

spi nel |spiˈnel spəˈnɛl | ▶noun a hard glassy mineral occurring as octahedral crystals of variable color and consisting chiefly of magnesium and aluminum oxides. • Chemistry any of a class of oxides including this, containing aluminum and another metal and having the general formula MAl 2 O 4. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from French spinelle, from Italian spinella, diminutive of spina ‘thorn. ’

 

spineless

spine less |ˈspīnlis ˈspaɪnlɪs | ▶adjective 1 having no spine or backbone; invertebrate. 2 lacking resolution; weak and purposeless: a spineless coward. 3 (of an animal or plant ) lacking spines: spineless forms of prickly pear have been selected. DERIVATIVES spine less ly adverb, spine less ness noun

 

spinel ruby

spi nel ru by ▶noun a deep red variety of spinel, often of gem quality.

 

spinet

spin et |ˈspinit ˈspɪnɪt | ▶noun 1 historical a small harpsichord with the strings set obliquely to the keyboard, popular in the 18th century. 2 a type of small upright piano. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: shortening of obsolete French espinette, from Italian spinetta ‘virginal, spinet, ’ diminutive of spina ‘thorn ’ (see spine ), the strings being plucked by quills.

 

spinetail

spine |tail |ˈspʌɪnteɪl | ▶noun any of a number of birds with pointed feather tips projecting beyond the tail: ● (also spine-tailed swift ) a mainly African and Asian swift (several genera in the family Apodidae ). ● a small tropical American ovenbird (Synallaxis and other genera, family Furnariidae )..

 

spine-tingling

spine-tin gling |ˈspaɪn ˌtɪŋɡ (ə )lɪŋ | ▶adjective informal thrilling or pleasurably frightening: a spine-tingling adventure.

 

Oxford Dictionary

spine

spine |spʌɪn | ▶noun 1 a series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone. • the central feature or main source of strength of something: players of high quality who will form the spine of our side | Puerto Rico's mountainous spine. • [ mass noun ] resolution or strength of character. 2 the part of a book's jacket or cover that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's name. 3 Zoology & Botany any hard, pointed defensive projection or structure, such as a prickle of a hedgehog, a spike-like projection on a sea urchin, a sharp ray in a fish's fin, or a spike on the stem of a plant. 4 (also pay spine ) a linear pay scale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions. 5 Geology a tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano. DERIVATIVES spined adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: shortening of Old French espine, or from Latin spina ‘thorn, prickle, backbone ’.

 

spine-chiller

spine-chiller ▶noun a story or film that inspires terror and excitement.

 

spine-chilling

spine-chilling ▶adjective (of a story or film ) inspiring terror and excitement: a spine-chilling tale.

 

spinel

spinel |spɪˈnɛl, ˈspɪn (ə )l | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a hard glassy mineral occurring as octahedral crystals of variable colour and consisting chiefly of magnesium and aluminium oxides. • [ count noun ] Chemistry any of a class of oxides including spinel, containing aluminium and another metal and having the general formula MAl 2 O 4. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: from French spinelle, from Italian spinella, diminutive of spina ‘thorn ’.

 

spineless

spine |less |ˈspʌɪnlɪs | ▶adjective 1 having no spine or backbone; invertebrate. 2 weak and purposeless: a spineless coward. 3 (of an animal or plant ) lacking spines. DERIVATIVES spinelessly adverb, spinelessness noun

 

spinel ruby

spi ¦nel ruby ▶noun [ mass noun ] a deep red variety of spinel, often of gem quality.

 

spinet

spinet |spɪˈnɛt, ˈspɪnɪt | ▶noun 1 historical a small harpsichord with the strings set obliquely to the keyboard, popular in the 18th century. 2 US a type of small upright piano. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: shortening of obsolete French espinette, from Italian spinetta ‘virginal, spinet ’, diminutive of spina ‘thorn ’ (see spine ), the strings being plucked by quills.

 

spinetail

spine |tail |ˈspʌɪnteɪl | ▶noun any of a number of birds with pointed feather tips projecting beyond the tail: ● (also spine-tailed swift ) a mainly African and Asian swift (several genera in the family Apodidae ). ● a small tropical American ovenbird (Synallaxis and other genera, family Furnariidae )..

 

spine-tingling

spine-tingling ▶adjective informal thrilling or pleasurably frightening: a spine-tingling adventure.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

spine

spine noun 1 he injured his spine: backbone, spinal column, vertebral column; back; technical rachis. 2 the spine of his philosophy: core, center, cornerstone, foundation, basis. 3 the spines of a porcupine: needle, quill, bristle, barb, spike, prickle; thorn; technical spicule.

 

spine-chilling

spine-chilling adjective a spine-chilling ghost story: terrifying, blood-curdling, petrifying, hair-raising, frightening, scaring, chilling, horrifying, fearsome; eerie, sinister, bone-chilling, ghostly; eldritch; informal scary, creepy, spooky. ANTONYMS comforting, reassuring.

 

spineless

spineless adjective Flora could have smacked him for being so spineless: weak, weak-willed, weak-kneed, feeble, soft, ineffectual, irresolute, indecisive; cowardly, timid, timorous, fearful, faint-hearted, pusillanimous, craven, unmanly, namby-pamby, lily-livered, chicken-hearted; informal wimpish, wimpy, sissy, wussy, chicken, yellow, yellow-bellied, gutless. ANTONYMS bold, brave, strong-willed.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

spine

spine noun 1 the teenager injured his spine playing rugby: backbone, spinal column, vertebral column, vertebrae; back; technical dorsum, rachis. 2 players of very high quality who will form the spine of our side: mainstay, backbone, cornerstone, foundation, basis. 3 he has shown a great deal of spine this year: strength of character, strength of will, firmness of purpose, firmness, resolution, resolve, determination, fortitude, mettle, moral fibre, backbone, steel, nerve, spirit, pluck, pluckiness, courage, courageousness, bravery, braveness, valour, manliness; informal guts, grit, spunk; Brit. informal bottle; vulgar slang balls. ANTONYMS weakness. 4 the spines of a hedgehog | cactus spines: needle, quill, bristle, barb, spike, prickle; thorn; technical spicule, spicula, spiculum, spinule. WORD LINKS spine vertebral relating to the spine Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

spine-chilling

spine-chilling adjective a spine-chilling ghost story: terrifying, blood-curdling, petrifying, hair-raising, frightening, scaring, chilling, horrifying, fearsome; eerie, sinister; informal spine-tingling, scary, creepy, spooky. ANTONYMS comforting, reassuring.

 

spineless

spineless adjective Fiona could have smacked him for being so spineless: weak, weak-willed, weak-kneed, feeble, spiritless, soft, ineffectual, inadequate, irresolute, indecisive; cowardly, timid, timorous, fearful, faint-hearted, pusillanimous, craven, submissive, unmanly, namby-pamby, lily-livered, chicken-hearted, limp-wristed, afraid of one's shadow; informal wimpish, wimpy, sissy, sissified, chicken, yellow, yellow-bellied, gutless, pathetic; Brit. informal wet; N. Amer. vulgar slang candy-assed, chickenshit; archaic poor-spirited, recreant. ANTONYMS bold, brave, strong-willed.

 

Duden Dictionary

Spinell

Spi nell Substantiv, maskulin , der |Spin e ll |wohl italienisch spinello, Verkleinerungsform von: spina < lateinisch spina, Spina kubisch kristallisierendes, durchsichtiges Mineral

 

Spinen

Spi nen |Sp i nen |Plural von Spina

 

Spinett

Spi nett Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Spin e tt |italienisch spinetta, vielleicht nach dem Erfinder, dem Venezianer G. Spinetto (um 1500 )Tasteninstrument (des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts ), bei dem die Saiten spitzwinklig zur Klaviatur angeordnet sind und zu jeder Taste in der Regel nur eine Saite gehört

 

Spinettino

Spi net ti no Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Spinett i no |das Spinettino; Genitiv: des Spinettinos, Plural: die Spinettinos kleines Spinett

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

spine

spine /spaɪn /名詞 C 1 〘解剖 〙背骨, 脊 （せき ）柱 ▸ Chills [Shivers ] ran up and down my spine .背筋がぞくっとした 2 〘植 〙(サボテンなどの )とげ, 針 ; (動物の )棘 （きよく ）状突起 .3 (書物の )背 (→book ).

 

spine-chilling

sp í ne-ch ì lling 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗(恐怖で )ぞくぞくさせるような 〈話 映画など 〉.sp í ne-ch ì ll er 名詞

 

spineless

sp í ne less 形容詞 1 ｟非難して ｠勇気のない, いくじのない ; 決断力のない .2 〘動 〙無脊椎 （せきつい ）の ; 背骨のない .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞

 

spinet

spin et /spɪ́nət |spɪnét /名詞 C 〘楽 〙スピネット 〘16 --17世紀の小型チェンバロ 〙.

 

spine-tingling

sp í ne-t ì ngling 形容詞 わくわくする, スリリングな .