spinous
11spinous process — noun : spine 3e: as a. : the median spinelike or platelike dorsal process of the neural arch of a vertebra : neural spine b. : a sharp posterior prolongation on each greater wing of the sphenoid bone c. : a process on the head of the t …
12spinous — stiff or composed of spines …
13spinous — adj. [L. spina, thorn] Full of spines; beset with spines; armed with sharp spines …
14spinous — spinousness, n. /spuy neuhs/, adj. 1. covered with or having spines; thorny, as a plant. 2. armed with or bearing sharp pointed processes, as an animal. 3. spinelike. [1630 40; < L spinosus; see SPINE, OUS] * * * …
15spinous — adjective a) Having many spines. b) Of a person, difficult to deal with, prickly …
16spinous — Relating to, shaped like, or having a spine or spines. SYN: spinose. * * * spi·nous spī nəs adj slender and pointed like a spine * * * spi·nous (spiґnəs) [L. spinosus] 1. like a spine; acanthoid. 2. pertaining to a spine or to a spinelike… …
17Spinous — Spinelike; prickly …
18spinous — adj. resembling a thorn, like a spine; having spines, having pointed projections …
19spinous — a. See spinose …
20spinous — spi·nous …