spiny

adj : having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines

or thorns etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane";

"bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits" [syn: {barbed}, {barbellate},

{briary}, {briery}, {bristled}, {bristly}, {burred}, {burry},

{prickly}, {thorny}]

spin

Equivalent to {buzz}. More common among {C} and {Unix}

programmers.

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