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spiky

adjective as in abrasive

adjective as in echinate

adjective as in thorny

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The climb had to be done in stages through a rocky moonscape, crossing a sea of spiky ice and then the snow of the domed summit with its staggering views across Central Asia.

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Some creatures were transparent, some had spiky teeth jutting from their jaws, and some wriggled down into the muck.

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They had found their sweet spot: spiky power pop buffed into a commercial sheen by Roy Thomas Baker, the producer famous for his skillful work on Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.”

"That room's a wee bit spiky to navigate."

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"Chimeras offer a rare glimpse into the past," she said "I think the more we look at spiky structures on vertebrates, the more teeth we are going to find outside the jaw."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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