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quill vs spine

spine vs quill

quill and spine both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quill Yes No No No
spine Yes No No No
As nouns, spine is a hypernym of quill; that is, spine is a word with a broader meaning than quill:
  • quill: a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
  • spine: a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
quill (noun) spine (noun)
a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
the hollow spine of a feather 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
any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
pen made from a bird's feather a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
any sharply pointed projection
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