{
    "term": "spine",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "image": "data/images/bo/body_skeleton.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the row of small bones that are connected together down the middle of the back",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A shiver went down my spine."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the nerves in the spine"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Body"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["fractured", "cervical", "lumbar"],
                "verb + spine": ["bend", "curve", "straighten"],
                "preposition": ["in the/​your spine"],
                "phrases": [
                    "the base of the spine",
                    "the length of somebody’s spine",
                    "curvature of the spine"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the central feature of something or the main source of its strength",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These speeches form the spine of his election campaign."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "strength of character",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Their protests stiffened the spines of party activists."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The legislature must grow a spine and demand these changes."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "any of the sharp, pointed parts like needles on some plants and animals",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Porcupines use their spines to protect themselves."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hedgehogs are covered with sharp spines."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Once embedded in the skin, these savage spines are difficult to dislodge."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Plants and trees", "Animals"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["sharp", "fine", "poisonous"],
                "verb + spine": ["bear", "have"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "the narrow part of the cover of a book that the pages are joined to",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Literature and writing"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spaɪn/",
                "audio": "sp/spine/spine__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/spaɪn/",
                "audio": "sp/spine/spine__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: shortening of Old French espine, or from Latin spina ‘thorn, prickle, backbone’."
}