How to pronounce spine?

This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of spine by male and female speakers.
In addition, it explains the meaning of spine through a dictionary definition and several visual examples.

IPA Transcription of spine is /spˈaɪn/.

Definition of spine according to Wiktionary:
spine is a noun

As a noun spine can mean:
1. The series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a person, or from the head to the tail of an animal; backbone, vertebral column.
2. Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
3. A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
4. The heartwood of trees.
5. Courage or assertiveness.
6. The stiffness of an arrow.

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