Back and Spinal

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Back adjective - Being at or in the part of something opposite the front part.

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Spinal and back are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spinal" instead an adjective "Back".

Nearby Words: backward, backing, backed, backside, backwards

Spinal adjective - Of or relating to the spine or spinal cord.

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Back and spinal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Back" instead an adjective "Spinal".

Nearby Word: spine

Subverting this trope was the very reason why Joss Whedon created Buffy the Vampire Slayer: instead of having a blonde entering a dark corner and never coming back, you have a blonde entering a dark corner and coming back with a spinal cord in her hand.

Source: Darkness Equals Death
The resulting crouched posture and uncamouflagable hump on his back caused the main character to assume he had a horrendous spinal birth defect instead.

Source: Freakiness Shame
He now tends to come back with a small physical reminder of each previous resurrection, usually additional vestigial limbs growing from his spinal sump.

Source: Came Back Wrong

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