spine
noun
/spaɪn/
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- The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.
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гръб,
корица
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- (zootomy, botany, mycology) A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, mushroom or plant. The botanical term technically refers to such a structure derived from a leaf or part of a leaf.
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шип,
бодил
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- Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
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гръбна́к,
гръбна́чен стълб
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- (figurative) Courage or assertiveness.
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кура́ж
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