5 dictionary results for: spiny
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spin·y
[spahy-nee] Pronunciation Key
[spahy-nee] Pronunciation Key –adjective, spin·i·er, spin·i·est.
| 1. | abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant. |
| 2. | covered with or having sharp-pointed processes, as an animal. |
| 3. | in the form of a spine; resembling a spine; spinelike. |
| 4. | troublesome or difficult to handle; thorny: a spiny problem. |
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| spin·y
(spī'nē) Pronunciation Key
adj. spin·i·er, spin·i·est
spin'i·ness n. |
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| spiny | |
adjective | |
| 1. | having spines; "the dorsal fin is spinous" [syn: spinous] [ant: spineless] |
| 2. | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Spiny
Spin"ny\, a. [Cf. Spiny, a.] Thin and long; slim; slender. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Spiny
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.
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