English Dictionary: Spiny | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for Spiny | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Spiny \Spin"y\, a. [From {Spine}.] 1. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree. 2. Like a spine in shape; slender. [bd]Spiny grasshoppers sit chirping.[b8] --Chapman. 3. Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances. The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy. --Bp. Warburton. {Spiny lobster}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Rock lobster}, under {Rock}. See also {Lobster}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Spiny \Spin"y\, n. See {Spinny}. |