spine vs chine

spine and chine both are nouns.

spine is not a verb while chine is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spine	Yes	No	No	No
chine	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, chine is a hyponym of spine; that is, chine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than spine:

spine: the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
chine: backbone of an animal

Other hyponyms of spine include notochord.

spine (noun)	chine (noun)
a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin	backbone of an animal
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	cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone
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

spine (verb)	chine (verb)
	cut through the backbone of an animal

Difference between spine and chine

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