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barb(noun, top, point, head, spur)
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backbone(noun, support, drive, strength, energy)
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spike(noun, top, point, head, spur)
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thorn(noun, top, sharp, point, head)
13
spinal column(noun, expression, idiom, back, backbone)
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prickle(noun, sharp, point, short, sharpness)
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spur(noun, top, point, head, needle)
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vertebrae(noun, back, foundation, backbone)
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back(noun, backbone)
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needle(noun, sharp, needle, sharpness, spike)
10
quill(noun, point, short, needle, spike)
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pricker
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prong(noun, top, point, head, spur)
8
vertebral column(noun, expression, idiom, back, foundation)
8
bristle(noun, point, short, sharpness, spike)
8
point(noun, end, top, head, short)
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prick(noun, top, sharp, head, spur)
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rachis(noun, back, backbone)
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ridge(noun, part, back, point, edge)
8
sticker(noun, top, point, head, spur)
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