"spiny" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈspaɪni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spiny.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spinier [comparative], spiniest [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪni Etymology: spine + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spine|y}} spine + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} spiny (comparative spinier, superlative spiniest)
  1. Covered in spines or thorns. Synonyms (covered in spines): thorny, prickly Translations (covered in prickles): бодлив (bodliv) (Bulgarian), piquant (French), spinifer (Latin), pūtaratara (Maori), tuatete (Maori)
    Sense id: en-spiny-en-adj-3dhKJ4h0 Disambiguation of 'covered in spines': 73 13 15 Disambiguation of 'covered in prickles': 70 10 21
  2. Troublesome; difficult or vexing Synonyms (troublesome): thorny, prickly
    Sense id: en-spiny-en-adj-gq8R7nLU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 49 25 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 54 22 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 14 64 14 8 Disambiguation of 'troublesome': 3 94 3
  3. Like a spine in shape; slender.
    Sense id: en-spiny-en-adj-RxkuQlKo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈspaɪni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spiny.wav [Southern-England] Forms: spinies [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪni Etymology: spine + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|spine|y}} spine + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} spiny (plural spinies)
  1. Archaic form of spinny. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: spinny
    Sense id: en-spiny-en-noun-exbdNVKk

Noun [Polish]

IPA: /ˈspi.nɨ/
Rhymes: -inɨ Head templates: {{head|pl|noun form|g=f}} spiny f
  1. inflection of spina:
    genitive singular
    Tags: feminine, form-of, genitive, singular
    Sense id: en-spiny-pl-noun-uM1~wwUl Categories (other): Polish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 49 27 24
  2. inflection of spina:
    nominative/accusative/vocative plural
    Tags: accusative, feminine, form-of, nominative, plural, vocative
    Sense id: en-spiny-pl-noun-5doiNBUV

Noun [Polish]

IPA: /ˈspi.nɨ/
Rhymes: -inɨ Head templates: {{head|pl|noun form|g=m}} spiny m
  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of spin Tags: accusative, form-of, masculine, nominative, plural, vocative Form of: spin
    Sense id: en-spiny-pl-noun-efR-iYvP

Inflected forms

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    "Polish 2-syllable words",
    "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Polish non-lemma forms",
    "Polish noun forms",
    "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Polish/inɨ",
    "Rhymes:Polish/inɨ/2 syllables"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "noun form",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "spiny f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "spi‧ny"
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of spina:",
        "genitive singular"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spina",
          "spina#Polish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of spina:",
        "nominative/accusative/vocative plural"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spina",
          "spina#Polish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.nɨ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-inɨ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spiny"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Polish 2-syllable words",
    "Polish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Polish non-lemma forms",
    "Polish noun forms",
    "Polish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Polish/inɨ",
    "Rhymes:Polish/inɨ/2 syllables"
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "noun form",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "spiny m",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "spi‧ny"
  ],
  "lang": "Polish",
  "lang_code": "pl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "spin"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nominative/accusative/vocative plural of spin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spin",
          "spin#Polish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.nɨ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-inɨ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spiny"
}

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