Spine
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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
Framework senses
- §1
- a sharp rigid animal process or appendage
- §2
- 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
- §3
- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
- §4
- a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
- §5
- any sharply pointed projection