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noun • the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord • any sharply pointed projection • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved • a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin | ||||
| 34% | 11 | Their name is derived from the Greek word for 'prickle' | ||
noun • type genus of the Cottidae: sculpins | ||||
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noun • a barrier that serves to enclose an area • a dealer in stolen property verb • enclose with a fence • receive stolen goods • fight with fencing swords • surround with a wall in order to fortify • have an argument about something | ||||
From Thorn Prickle Word For Ones Real Or Metaphorical Backbone
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SPINE which was last seen in the Telegraph Giant General Knowledge crossword.
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SPINE
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1 | 2016 Denzel Washington/Viola Davis film whose title refers to real and metaphorical barriers
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5 | Showing a lack of backbone or backbone | |
6 | Their name is derived from the Greek word for 'prickle' | |
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