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spine
(mass) | spine
- chrbát, chrbtica |
spine
(encz) | spine,bodlina n: [bio.] Martin M. |
spine
(encz) | spine,hřbet n: [med.] Martin M. |
spine
(encz) | spine,jehlice n: [bio.] Martin M. |
spine
(encz) | spine,osten n: [bio.] Martin M. |
spine
(encz) | spine,páteř n: [med.] Martin M. |
spine
(encz) | spine,trn n: [bio.] Martin M. |
Spine
(gcide) | Spine \Spine\, n. [L. spina thorn, the spine; akin to spica a
point: cf. OF. espine, F. ['e]pine. Cf. Spike, Spinet a
musical instrument, Spinny.]
1. (Bot.) A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an
animal.
(b) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.
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3. (Anat.) The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; --
so called from the projecting processes upon the
vertebrae.
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4. Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.
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spine
(wn) | spine
n 1: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton
and protecting the spinal cord; "the fall broke his back"
[syn: spinal column, vertebral column, spine,
backbone, back, rachis]
2: any sharply pointed projection [syn: spur, spine,
acantha]
3: a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or
leaf [syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker,
spikelet]
4: the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of
the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is
shelved; "the title and author were printed on the spine of
the book" [syn: spine, backbone]
5: a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine
quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin |
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crispiness
(encz) | crispiness,chřupavost n: Zdeněk Brož |
ruby spinel
(encz) | ruby spinel, n: |
spine-chilling
(encz) | spine-chilling,děsivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
spine-tingling
(encz) | spine-tingling,způsobující husí kůži adj: jose |
spinel
(encz) | spinel, n: |
spinel ruby
(encz) | spinel ruby, n: |
spineless
(encz) | spineless,bez páteře adj: Zdeněk Brožspineless,bezobratlý adj: Zdeněk Brožspineless,bezpáteřný adj: Zdeněk Brožspineless,měkkýšovitý adj: Zdeněk Brožspineless,zbabělý adj: slady |
spinelessly
(encz) | spinelessly, |
spinelessness
(encz) | spinelessness, n: |
spinet
(encz) | spinet,pianino n: Zdeněk Brožspinet,spinet n: Zdeněk Brož |
ten-spined stickleback
(encz) | ten-spined stickleback, n: |
three-spined stickleback
(encz) | three-spined stickleback, n: |
spinet
(czen) | spinet,cembalon: Zdeněk Brožspinet,spinetn: Zdeněk Brož |
Curvature of the spine
(gcide) | Curvature \Cur"va*ture\ (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See
Curvate.]
1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;
a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or
surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.
--Cowper.
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The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.
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2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical
curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a
tangent drawn to the curve at that point.
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Aberrancy of curvature (Geom.), the deviation of a curve
from a circular form.
Absolute curvature. See under Absolute.
Angle of curvature (Geom.), one that expresses the amount
of curvature of a curve.
Chord of curvature. See under Chord.
Circle of curvature. See Osculating circle of a curve,
under Circle.
Curvature of the spine (Med.), an abnormal curving of the
spine, especially in a lateral direction.
Radius of curvature, the radius of the circle of curvature,
or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve.
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cypress-pine
(gcide) | cypress-pine \cypress-pine\ n.
any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and N
Caledonia.
Syn: cypress pine.
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Dumb spinet
(gcide) | Spinet \Spin"et\, n. [OF. espinete, F. ['e]pinette (cf. It.
spinetta), fr. L. spina a thorn; -- so called because its
quills resemble thorns. See Spine.] (Mus.)
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.
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Dumb spinet. (Mus.) See Manichordon.
[1913 Webster]Manichord \Man"i*chord\, Manichordon \Man`i*chor"don\, [L.
monochordon, Gr. ?; -- so called because it orig. had only
one string. See Monochord.] (Mus.)
The clavichord or clarichord; -- called also dumb spinet.
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dumb spinet
(gcide) | Spinet \Spin"et\, n. [OF. espinete, F. ['e]pinette (cf. It.
spinetta), fr. L. spina a thorn; -- so called because its
quills resemble thorns. See Spine.] (Mus.)
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.
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Dumb spinet. (Mus.) See Manichordon.
[1913 Webster]Manichord \Man"i*chord\, Manichordon \Man`i*chor"don\, [L.
monochordon, Gr. ?; -- so called because it orig. had only
one string. See Monochord.] (Mus.)
The clavichord or clarichord; -- called also dumb spinet.
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Espinel
(gcide) | Espinel \Es"pi*nel\, n.
A kind of ruby. See Spinel.
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Qraspine
(gcide) | Grasp \Grasp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grasper; p. pr. & vb. n.
Qraspine.] [OE. graspen; prob. akin to LG. grupsen, or to
E. grope. Cf. Grab, Grope.]
1. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the
fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
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Thy hand is made to grasp a palmer's staff. --Shak.
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2. To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly
acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.
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Railway spine
(gcide) | Railroad \Rail"road`\ (r[=a]l"r[=o]d`), Railway \Rail"way`\
(r[=a]l"w[=a]`), n.
1. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of
iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks
for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a
bed or substructure.
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Note: The modern railroad is a development and adaptation of
the older tramway.
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2. The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings,
rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and
constituting one property; as, a certain railroad has been
put into the hands of a receiver.
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Note: Railway is the commoner word in England; railroad the
commoner word in the United States.
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Note: In the following and similar phrases railroad and
railway are used interchangeably:
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Atmospheric railway, Elevated railway, etc. See under
Atmospheric, Elevated, etc.
Cable railway. See Cable road, under Cable.
Ferry railway, a submerged track on which an elevated
platform runs, for carrying a train of cars across a water
course.
Gravity railway, a railway, in a hilly country, on which
the cars run by gravity down gentle slopes for long
distances after having been hauled up steep inclines to an
elevated point by stationary engines.
Railway brake, a brake used in stopping railway cars or
locomotives.
Railway car, a large, heavy vehicle with flanged wheels
fitted for running on a railway. [U.S.]
Railway carriage, a railway passenger car. [Eng.]
Railway scale, a platform scale bearing a track which forms
part of the line of a railway, for weighing loaded cars.
Railway slide. See Transfer table, under Transfer.
Railway spine (Med.), an abnormal condition due to severe
concussion of the spinal cord, such as occurs in railroad
accidents. It is characterized by ataxia and other
disturbances of muscular function, sensory disorders, pain
in the back, impairment of general health, and cerebral
disturbance, -- the symptoms often not developing till
some months after the injury.
Underground railroad Underground railway.
(a) A railroad or railway running through a tunnel, as
beneath the streets of a city.
(b) Formerly, a system of cooperation among certain active
antislavery people in the United States prior to 1866,
by which fugitive slaves were secretly helped to reach
Canada.
Note: [In the latter sense railroad, and not railway, was
usually used.] "Their house was a principal entrep[^o]t
of the underground railroad." --W. D. Howells.
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Spine
(gcide) | Spine \Spine\, n. [L. spina thorn, the spine; akin to spica a
point: cf. OF. espine, F. ['e]pine. Cf. Spike, Spinet a
musical instrument, Spinny.]
1. (Bot.) A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an
animal.
(b) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.
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3. (Anat.) The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; --
so called from the projecting processes upon the
vertebrae.
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4. Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.
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Spineback
(gcide) | Spineback \Spine"back`\, n. (Zool.)
A fish having spines in, or in front of, the dorsal fins.
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Spinebill
(gcide) | Spinebill \Spine"bill`\, n. (Zool.)
Any species of Australian birds of the genus
Acanthorhynchus. They are related to the honey eaters.
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Spined
(gcide) | Spined \Spined\, a.
Furnished with spines; spiny.
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Spine-finned
(gcide) | Spine-finned \Spine"-finned`\, a. (Zool.)
Having fine supported by spinous fin rays; -- said of certain
fishes.
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Spinel
(gcide) | Spinel \Spi*nel"\, Spinelle \Spi*nelle"\, n. [F. spinelle, or
LL. spinellus, perhaps from L. spina a thorn, a prickle, in
allusion to its pointed crystals.] (Min.)
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.
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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.
[1913 Webster]Spinel \Spin"el\, n.
Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle;
unwrought inkle. --Knight.
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Spineless
(gcide) | Spineless \Spine"less\, a.
1. Having no spine, or vertebral column.
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2. Having no thorns or barbs.
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3. lacking in strength of character; cowardly, in a physical
or moral sense.
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Spinelle
(gcide) | Spinel \Spi*nel"\, Spinelle \Spi*nelle"\, n. [F. spinelle, or
LL. spinellus, perhaps from L. spina a thorn, a prickle, in
allusion to its pointed crystals.] (Min.)
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.
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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.
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Spinescence
(gcide) | Spinescence \Spi*nes"cence\, n.
The state or quality of being spinescent or spiny; also, a
spiny growth or covering, as of certain animals.
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Spinescent
(gcide) | Spinescent \Spi*nes"cent\, a.[L. spinescens, -entis, p. pr. of
spinescere to know to grow thorny, fr. spina a thorn: cf. F.
spinescent.] (Bot.)
Becoming hard and thorny; tapering gradually to a rigid,
leafless point; armed with spines. --Gray.
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Spinet
(gcide) | Spinet \Spin"et\, n. [OF. espinete, F. ['e]pinette (cf. It.
spinetta), fr. L. spina a thorn; -- so called because its
quills resemble thorns. See Spine.] (Mus.)
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.
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Dumb spinet. (Mus.) See Manichordon.
[1913 Webster]Spinet \Spi"net\, n. [L. spinetum. See Spinny.]
A spinny. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Spinetail
(gcide) | Spinetail \Spine"tail`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) Any one or several species of swifts of the genus
Acanthylis, or Chaetura, 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 Dendrocolaptidae. They are
allied to the ovenbirds.
(c) The ruddy duck. [Local, U.S.]
[1913 Webster]Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. Ruddier; superl. Ruddiest.] [AS.
rudig. See Rud, n.]
1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy
flame. --Milton.
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They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv.
7.
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2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in
high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.
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Ruddy duck (Zool.), an American duck (Erismatura rubida)
having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of
stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red
on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the
head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The
female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish
on the back; grayish below. Called also dunbird,
dundiver, ruddy diver, stifftail, spinetail,
hardhead, sleepy duck, fool duck, spoonbill, etc.
Ruddy plover (Zool.) the sanderling.
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spinetail
(gcide) | Spinetail \Spine"tail`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) Any one or several species of swifts of the genus
Acanthylis, or Chaetura, 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 Dendrocolaptidae. They are
allied to the ovenbirds.
(c) The ruddy duck. [Local, U.S.]
[1913 Webster]Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. Ruddier; superl. Ruddiest.] [AS.
rudig. See Rud, n.]
1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy
flame. --Milton.
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They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv.
7.
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2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in
high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.
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Ruddy duck (Zool.), an American duck (Erismatura rubida)
having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of
stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red
on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the
head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The
female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish
on the back; grayish below. Called also dunbird,
dundiver, ruddy diver, stifftail, spinetail,
hardhead, sleepy duck, fool duck, spoonbill, etc.
Ruddy plover (Zool.) the sanderling.
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Spine-tailed
(gcide) | Spine-tailed \Spine"-tailed\, a. (Zool.)
Having the tail quills ending in sharp, naked tips.
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Spine-tailed swift. (Zool.) See Spinetail
(a) .
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Spine-tailed swift
(gcide) | Spine-tailed \Spine"-tailed\, a. (Zool.)
Having the tail quills ending in sharp, naked tips.
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Spine-tailed swift. (Zool.) See Spinetail
(a) .
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Spineted
(gcide) | Spineted \Spin"et*ed\, a.
Slit; cleft. [Obs. & R.]
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telltale spine
(gcide) | Tattler \Tat"tler\, n.
1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of large, long-legged
sandpipers belonging to the genus Totanus.
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Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or
telltale (Totanus melanoleucus), the smaller tattler,
or lesser yellowlegs (Totanus flavipes), the solitary
tattler (Totanus solitarius), and the semipalmated
tattler, or willet. The first two are called also
telltale, telltale spine, telltale tattler,
yellowlegs, yellowshanks, and yelper.
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Zinc spinel
(gcide) | Zinc \Zinc\ (z[i^][ng]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn
tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. Tin.] (Chem.)
An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted
principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite,
calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white
metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not
easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting,
coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass,
britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in
electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic number 30. Atomic
weight 65.38. [Formerly written also zink.]
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Butter of zinc (Old Chem.), zinc chloride, ZnCl2, a
deliquescent white waxy or oily substance.
Oxide of zinc. (Chem.) See Zinc oxide, below.
Zinc amine (Chem.), a white amorphous substance,
Zn(NH2)2, obtained by the action of ammonia on zinc
ethyl; -- called also zinc amide.
Zinc amyle (Chem.), a colorless, transparent liquid,
composed of zinc and amyle, which, when exposed to the
atmosphere, emits fumes, and absorbs oxygen with rapidity.
Zinc blende [cf. G. zinkblende] (Min.), a native zinc
sulphide. See Blende, n.
(a) .
Zinc bloom [cf. G. zinkblumen flowers of zinc, oxide of
zinc] (Min.), hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring
in white earthy incrustations; -- called also
hydrozincite.
Zinc ethyl (Chem.), a colorless, transparent, poisonous
liquid, composed of zinc and ethyl, which takes fire
spontaneously on exposure to the atmosphere.
Zinc green, a green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt
oxides; -- called also Rinmann's green.
Zinc methyl (Chem.), a colorless mobile liquid Zn(CH3)2,
produced by the action of methyl iodide on a zinc sodium
alloy. It has a disagreeable odor, and is spontaneously
inflammable in the air. It has been of great importance in
the synthesis of organic compounds, and is the type of a
large series of similar compounds, as zinc ethyl, zinc
amyle, etc.
Zinc oxide (Chem.), the oxide of zinc, ZnO, forming a
light fluffy sublimate when zinc is burned; -- called also
flowers of zinc, philosopher's wool, nihil album,
etc. The impure oxide produced by burning the metal,
roasting its ores, or in melting brass, is called also
pompholyx, and tutty.
Zinc spinel (Min.), a mineral, related to spinel,
consisting essentially of the oxides of zinc and
aluminium; gahnite.
Zinc vitriol (Chem.), zinc sulphate. See White vitriol,
under Vitriol.
Zinc white, a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used
as a pigment.
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artemis spinescens
(wn) | Artemis spinescens
n 1: a perennial that is valuable as sheep forage in the United
States [syn: bud brush, bud sagebrush, {Artemis
spinescens}] |
crispiness
(wn) | crispiness
n 1: firm but easily broken [syn: brittleness, crispness,
crispiness] |
ruby spinel
(wn) | ruby spinel
n 1: a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red) [syn:
spinel ruby, ruby spinel] |
spine-tipped
(wn) | spine-tipped
adj 1: of a plant tipped with a spine |
spinel
(wn) | spinel
n 1: a hard glassy mineral consisting of an oxide of magnesium
and aluminum; occurs in various colors that are used as
gemstones |
spinel ruby
(wn) | spinel ruby
n 1: a spinel used as a gemstone (usually dark red) [syn:
spinel ruby, ruby spinel] |
spineless
(wn) | spineless
adj 1: weak in willpower, courage or vitality [syn: {namby-
pamby}, gutless, spineless, wishy-washy]
2: lacking a backbone or spinal column; "worms are an example of
invertebrate animals" [syn: invertebrate, spineless]
[ant: vertebrate]
3: lacking spiny processes; "spineless fins" [ant: spinous,
spiny]
4: lacking thorns [syn: thornless, spineless] |
spinelessness
(wn) | spinelessness
n 1: the quality of lacking a strong character; an irresolute
disposition |
spinet
(wn) | spinet
n 1: a small and compactly built upright piano
2: early model harpsichord with only one string per note |
talinum spinescens
(wn) | Talinum spinescens
n 1: low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta
flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the
leaves die; southwestern United States [syn: {spiny
talinum}, Talinum spinescens] |
ten-spined stickleback
(wn) | ten-spined stickleback
n 1: confined to rivers [syn: ten-spined stickleback,
Gasterosteus pungitius] |
three-spined stickleback
(wn) | three-spined stickleback
n 1: of rivers and coastal regions [syn: {three-spined
stickleback}, Gasterosteus aculeatus] |
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