spine

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspaɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/spaɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spīn)

Collocations for "spine"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "spine" in context.

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spine

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. broke his spine
  2. has an injured spine
  3. get your spine aligned (by a chiropractor)
  4. the [lower, upper, cervical, lumbar, thoracic] spine
  5. have surgery on your spine
  6. need (to have) an operation on your spine
  7. at the base of my spine
  8. felt a tingle up her spine
  9. made his spine tingle
  10. the spine of the book
  11. the book's spine
  12. the spine of the team
  13. figurative: he has no spine
adv
  1. a spine-tingling [experience, massage]
  2. a spine-breaking [fall, crash]
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