spiny : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: spiny	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for spiny
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spiny adj having spines; "the dorsal fin is spinous" [syn: spinous, spiny] Antonym(s): spineless having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"; "setaceous whiskers" Synonym(s): barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny
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}.