Spiny
adjective
Covered with spikes or sharp-pointed things sticking up from the surface.
Be careful when you touch the spiny cactus.
Often appears as...
- spiny cactus
- spiny sea urchin
adjective
Being difficult and causing problems.
He remains guarded about the spiny issue of his past.
Often appears as...
- spiny issue
- spiny problem
adjective
Describing a type of fish that has sharp points along its back.
The spiny dogfish is a species of shark, known for its spines.
Often appears as...
- spiny dogfish
- spiny lobster
adjective
Covered with spikes or sharp-pointed things sticking up from the surface.
Be careful when you touch the spiny cactus.
Often appears as...
- spiny cactus
- spiny sea urchin
adjective
Being difficult and causing problems.
He remains guarded about the spiny issue of his past.
Often appears as...
- spiny issue
- spiny problem
adjective
Describing a type of fish that has sharp points along its back.
The spiny dogfish is a species of shark, known for its spines.
Often appears as...
- spiny dogfish
- spiny lobster
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Texture
Use 'spiny' to describe objects that could physically hurt if touched.
The spiny hedgehog rolled into a ball when I approached.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
The word 'spiny' helps create a mental image of something with spikes.
That spiny plant looks like it's from another planet.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature Focus
'Spiny' is often used in the context of plants and animals in nature.
Spiny leaves can be a plant's defense against predators.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Texture
Use 'spiny' to describe objects that could physically hurt if touched.
The spiny hedgehog rolled into a ball when I approached.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
The word 'spiny' helps create a mental image of something with spikes.
That spiny plant looks like it's from another planet.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature Focus
'Spiny' is often used in the context of plants and animals in nature.
Spiny leaves can be a plant's defense against predators.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Texture
Use 'spiny' to describe objects that could physically hurt if touched.
The spiny hedgehog rolled into a ball when I approached.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
The word 'spiny' helps create a mental image of something with spikes.
That spiny plant looks like it's from another planet.
Pro Tip 3/3Nature Focus
'Spiny' is often used in the context of plants and animals in nature.
Spiny leaves can be a plant's defense against predators.
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The surprising secrets...
dueling hummingbirds chase each other through the air, aggressively stabbing and plucking feathers. The bills of some species are specialized for fighting, with spiny tips, hooks, or even saw-like serrations. Some hummingbirds employ these aerial fencing techniques to chase off larger birds like hawks and owls.
Video examples
Robert Full: Secrets of...
And my assistant's going to help me here. When you touched the cockroach leg -- can you get the microphone for him? When you touched the cockroach leg, what did it feel like? Did you notice something? Spiny. Robert It's spiny, right? It's really spiny, isn't it? It sort of hurts.
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Safari Live - Day 230 PIPE...
female lioness after meeting and I have always thoughts maybe that helps to get the salmon to their fabien tubes to be able to conceive the little biting there I think is always the pain as I had said earlier asked the male with the drawers he's Penny's because kind of spiny
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The World's Most Rare...
we see a revolution in the history of life the first clue was that microscopic life suddenly gets very much largely getting large spiny single-celled creatures and then for the first time you get these really truly bizarre creatures which we believe are the
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Swimming Cricket Bites...
there is an animal perfectly adapted for life as a hunter in pitch dartmouth it's got everything it needs it's got long antennae it's got these very sensitive tarps here for feeling its prey and it's got these amazingly spiny legs
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Octopus Kills Shark PIPE...
octopus these are spiny dogfish sharks did anybody ask the octopus about this knew what the aquarium folks are thinking is that the octopus can use its ability to camouflage itself as protection and if
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Shark vs Octopus PIPE...
octopus these are spiny dogfish sharks did anybody ask the octopus about this knew what the aquarium folks are thinking is that the octopus can use its ability to camouflage itself as protection and if
Video examples
Caring for Coral PIPE...
species of reef fish mollusks sea stars and other creatures inhabit coral reefs the reef system spiny grottoes offer refuge and feeding grounds for a variety of aquatic life in spring this Caribbean
Video examples
Bizarre Birth: Baby...
you're watching a reproductive blizzard one spiny lobster mom yes this lobster mania is all coming from one spiny lobster mom is giving birth and sending her children off into the world in this
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Lobster Babies PIPE...
you're watching a reproductive lizard one spiny lobster mom yes this Lobster mania is all coming from one spiny lobster mom is giving birth and sending her children off into the world in this
Video examples
The surprising secrets...
dueling hummingbirds chase each other through the air, aggressively stabbing and plucking feathers. The bills of some species are specialized for fighting, with spiny tips, hooks, or even saw-like serrations. Some hummingbirds employ these aerial fencing techniques to chase off larger birds like hawks and owls.
Video examples
Robert Full: Secrets of...
And my assistant's going to help me here. When you touched the cockroach leg -- can you get the microphone for him? When you touched the cockroach leg, what did it feel like? Did you notice something? Spiny. Robert It's spiny, right? It's really spiny, isn't it? It sort of hurts.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 230 PIPE...
female lioness after meeting and I have always thoughts maybe that helps to get the salmon to their fabien tubes to be able to conceive the little biting there I think is always the pain as I had said earlier asked the male with the drawers he's Penny's because kind of spiny
Video examples
The World's Most Rare...
we see a revolution in the history of life the first clue was that microscopic life suddenly gets very much largely getting large spiny single-celled creatures and then for the first time you get these really truly bizarre creatures which we believe are the
Video examples
Swimming Cricket Bites...
there is an animal perfectly adapted for life as a hunter in pitch dartmouth it's got everything it needs it's got long antennae it's got these very sensitive tarps here for feeling its prey and it's got these amazingly spiny legs
Video examples
Octopus Kills Shark PIPE...
octopus these are spiny dogfish sharks did anybody ask the octopus about this knew what the aquarium folks are thinking is that the octopus can use its ability to camouflage itself as protection and if
Video examples
Shark vs Octopus PIPE...
octopus these are spiny dogfish sharks did anybody ask the octopus about this knew what the aquarium folks are thinking is that the octopus can use its ability to camouflage itself as protection and if
Video examples
Caring for Coral PIPE...
species of reef fish mollusks sea stars and other creatures inhabit coral reefs the reef system spiny grottoes offer refuge and feeding grounds for a variety of aquatic life in spring this Caribbean
Video examples
Bizarre Birth: Baby...
you're watching a reproductive blizzard one spiny lobster mom yes this lobster mania is all coming from one spiny lobster mom is giving birth and sending her children off into the world in this
Video examples
Lobster Babies PIPE...
you're watching a reproductive lizard one spiny lobster mom yes this Lobster mania is all coming from one spiny lobster mom is giving birth and sending her children off into the world in this
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