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chine vs spine

spine vs chine

chine and spine both are nouns.

chine is a verb but spine is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chine Yes No Yes No
spine Yes No No No
As nouns, spine is a hypernym of chine; that is, spine is a word with a broader meaning than chine:
  • chine: backbone of an animal
  • spine: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
Other hypernyms of chine include back, backbone, rachis, spinal column, vertebral column.
chine (noun) spine (noun)
backbone of an animal a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone 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
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
any sharply pointed projection
chine (verb) spine (verb)
cut through the backbone of an animal
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