The meaning of Spiny

adjective

(of an insect) having a sting.

Usage examples:

Almost all adult aculeate wasps and bees drink nectar for their own nourishment and are therefore f…

noun

A stinging insect of a group that includes the bees, wasps, and ants.

Usage examples:

Larval kleptoparasites of solitary aculeates are also found in the bombyliidae and chloropidae.

adjective

Having a barb or barbs.

Usage examples:

Barbed arrows

verb

Cut or style (a person's hair).

Usage examples:

He has barbed the hair of any celebrity you can think of

verb

(of hair or fur) stand upright away from the skin, typically as a sign of anger or fear.

Usage examples:

The hair on the back of his neck bristled

noun

A short, stiff hair on an animal's skin or a man's face.

Usage examples:

I haven't shaved for the day, so short bristles of my beard pepper my chin.

verb

Past simple and past participle of bristle

Usage examples:

The cat's fur bristled and it arched its back., she bristled at the suggestion that she had in any …

adjective

(of hair or foliage) having a stiff and prickly texture.

Usage examples:

He washed his bristly black hair

adjective

Studded with short rough points.

Usage examples:

For example, a specimen-dependent (not species-dependent) character such as the pustules of the mur…

adjective

Covered in prickles.

Usage examples:

Masses of prickly brambles

adjective

Having sharp points that stick out, or causing a stinging feeling

Usage examples:

A prickly cactus, the wool felt prickly and itchy against his skin.

verb

Pierce or stab with a fork.

Usage examples:

He passed his fork to the right hand to prong the meat

adjective

A two/three-pronged plan involves two/three different ways of achieving the same aim

Usage examples:

The government has launched a two-pronged attack against poverty.

adjective

(especially of a fabric or garment) having a rough, uncomfortable texture and tending to cause itching or discomfort.

Usage examples:

A cardigan in a scratchy wool

adjective

(of an object) having an edge or point that is able to cut or pierce something.

Usage examples:

Cut the cake with a very sharp knife

adverb

Precisely (used after an expression of time).

Usage examples:

The meeting starts at 7.30 sharp

noun

A musical note raised a semitone above natural pitch.

Usage examples:

Choices in successive levels expand to all notes, then sharps and flats.

verb

Impale on or pierce with a sharp point.

Usage examples:

She spiked another oyster

noun

A thin, pointed piece of metal, wood, or another rigid material.

Usage examples:

The spikes dug into the thin material of the bags, and dirt began to leak out.

noun

A sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something.

Usage examples:

The oil price spike

adjective

Having many spikes or sharp projecting points.

Usage examples:

A spiky cactus

adjective

Having spines; spiny.

Usage examples:

Spinose forms will need care in collecting

adjective

Having spines; spiny.

Usage examples:

Spinose forms will need care in collecting

adjective

Having long, sharp points or long and sharp in shape

adjective

Having many thorns or thorn bushes.

Usage examples:

Tangled thorny branches

adjective

Having a lot of thorns

Usage examples:

Roses are thorny shrubs., the thorny issue of illegal immigration remains unresolved.