spine vs portion

portion vs spine

spine and portion both are nouns.

spine is not a verb while portion is a verb.

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

As nouns, portion is a hypernym of spine; that is, portion is a word with a broader meaning than spine:

spine: 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
portion: something less than the whole of a human artifact

Other hypernyms of spine include part.

spine (noun)	portion (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	the allotment of some amount by dividing something
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	something less than the whole of a human artifact
the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord	an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf	assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
any sharply pointed projection	money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
	something determined in relation to something that includes it
	your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

spine (verb)	portion (verb)
	give out

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