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Spiny vs Spink - What's the difference?

spiny | spink |

As nouns the difference between spiny and spink

is that spiny is while spink is (obsolete|dialectal) chaffinch.

As an adjective spiny

is covered in spines or thorns.

spiny

English

Adjective

(er)
  • covered in spines or thorns
  • troublesome; difficult or vexing
  • * Bishop Warburton
    • the spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy
  • Like a spine in shape; slender.
  • * Chapman
    • Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping.

    Synonyms

    * (covered in spines) thorny, prickly * (troublesome) thorny, prickly

    Noun

    (spinies)
    • (Webster 1913)

    Related terms

    * spine

    spink

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, dialectal) chaffinch

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