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spine

Spink vs Spine - What's the difference?

spink | spine |


As nouns the difference between spink and spine

is that spink is (obsolete|dialectal) chaffinch while spine is proprietress (of a shop, café, or brothel).

Supine vs Spine - What's the difference?

supine | spine |


As nouns the difference between supine and spine

is that supine is (grammar) a type of verbal noun while spine is proprietress (of a shop, café, or brothel).

As an adjective supine

is lying on its back, reclined.

Spile vs Spine - What's the difference?

spile | spine |


As nouns the difference between spile and spine

is that spile is a splinter while spine is the series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a person, or from the head to the tail of an animal; backbone, vertebral column.

As a verb spile

is to plug (a hole) with a spile.

Pine vs Spine - What's the difference?

pine | spine |


As nouns the difference between pine and spine

is that pine is any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus while spine is the series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a person, or from the head to the tail of an animal; backbone, vertebral column.

As a verb pine

is to languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress; to droop.

Swine vs Spine - What's the difference?

swine | spine |


As nouns the difference between swine and spine

is that swine is any of various omnivorous, even-toed ungulates of the family suidae while spine is proprietress (of a shop, café, or brothel).

Spine vs Spinet - What's the difference?

spine | spinet |


As nouns the difference between spine and spinet

is that spine is proprietress (of a shop, café, or brothel) while spinet is (musical instruments) a short, compact harpsichord or piano or spinet can be (obsolete) a spinney.

Spane vs Spine - What's the difference?

spane | spine |


As a verb spane

is (obsolete|uk|dialect) to wean; to spean.

As a noun spine is

proprietress (of a shop, café, or brothel).

Spinel vs Spine - What's the difference?

spinel | spine |


As nouns the difference between spinel and spine

is that spinel is (mineralogy)   any of several hard minerals of cubic symmetry that are mixed oxides of magnesium and aluminium and are used as gemstones of various colours while spine is proprietress (of a shop, café, or brothel).

Spine vs Spire - What's the difference?

spine | spire |


As nouns the difference between spine and spire

is that spine is proprietress (of a shop, café, or brothel) while spire is or spire can be one of the sinuous foldings of a serpent or other reptile; a coil.

As a verb spire is

of a seed, plant etc: to sprout, to send forth the early shoots of growth; to germinate or spire can be (obsolete) to breathe.

Spine vs Spline - What's the difference?

spine | spline |


As nouns the difference between spine and spline

is that spine is the series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a person, or from the head to the tail of an animal; backbone, vertebral column while spline is long thin piece of metal or wood.

As a verb spline is

to smooth (a curve or surface) by means of a spline.

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