SPINY
What does "SPINY" mean?
Covered with spines, thorns, or sharp projections.
Meanings
- Bearing spines, thorns, or sharp prickles, as a plant or animal. The spiny lobster has no claws but plenty of armoured legs.
- Resembling or relating to a spine or backbone. The fossil showed a spiny ridge along its back. technical
Did you know?
- The spiny anteater, or echidna, is one of just two kinds of mammal that lay eggs instead of giving live birth - the other being the platypus.
Word origin
From 'spine' (via Latin 'spina', meaning thorn or backbone) plus the adjective-forming suffix '-y'.
Remember it
SPINY = SPINE swapping 'e' for 'y' - the backbone's thorns, turned into an adjective.
A little poem
Spiny little ball-
the world reached out one finger,
and learned to ask first.
haiku
Wordplay
- The spiny urchin threw a party but no one came close: it had a very pointed personality.
What it teaches
Spiny things still have a soft side; the prickles only mark where they've been touched too often.
Quick facts
What does SPINY mean?
Covered with spines, thorns, or sharp projections.
Is SPINY a valid word?
Yes — SPINY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SPINY?
SPINY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does SPINY come from?
From 'spine' (via Latin 'spina', meaning thorn or backbone) plus the adjective-forming suffix '-y'.
What can SPINY teach us?
Spiny things still have a soft side; the prickles only mark where they've been touched too often.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.