| ADJECTIVE | all | spiny, spinous | having spines |
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| all | spiny, barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, thorny | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. |
| Sounds | spay'niy | |
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| Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... | |
| Meaning | Having spines. | |
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| Synonym | spinous | |
| Opposite | spineless | Lacking spiny processes |
| Meaning | Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.. | |
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| Synonyms | barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, thorny | |
| Broader | armed | (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns |
| Spanish | erizado, espinoso, punzante | |
| Catalan | eriçat, espinós, punxant | |
| Nouns | spininess | the quality of being covered with prickly thorns or spines |
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