spine
die Wirbelsäule (anatomy); der Buchrücken (book)
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas, das Furcht oder Entsetzen auslöst.
- English meaning
- Horrifying
- Synonym
- gruselig, furchterregend
- German example
- Die Geschichte war schauerlich und ließ mir einen kalten Schauer über den Rücken laufen.
- English example
- The story was horrifying and sent a shiver down my spine.
- Comparative
- schauerlicherSuperlative: am schauerlichsten
Related words
- Wirbelsäule
spine
- Rückenmark
spine
- Stütze
spine
- Rückgrat
Backbone, spine
- Schauder
Shudder
- Wirbelsäule
Spine
- erschauern
To shudder means to suddenly feel a sensation of cold and discomfort, often accompanied by goosebumps.
- vertebral
Vertebral means 'relating to the vertebrae' or 'belonging to the spine'.
- Kreuzbein
Sacrum
- Buchrücken
Spine
- charakterlos
Unprincipled, spineless
- kaudal
Caudal
- Spinell
Spinel
Example sentences with “spine”
Er hat Probleme mit der Wirbelsäule. (He has problems with his spine.)
Frequently asked questions
Difference between these meanings?
'Wirbelsäule' is the backbone, 'Buchrücken' is the back of a book.