spike

[Spike]

A long, thin sharp pointed implement (wood or metal)

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A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.

Noun
sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"

Noun
a long metal nail

Noun
any holding device consisting of a long sharp-pointed object

Noun
a long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)

Noun
a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall

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Noun
a transient variation in voltage or current

Noun
a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"

Noun
(botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis

Noun
fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

Verb
manifest a sharp increase; "the voltage spiked"

Verb
add alcohol beverages

Verb
bring forth a spike or spikes; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now"

Verb
secure with spikes

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pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"

Verb
stand in the way of

n.
A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.

n.
Anything resembling such a nail in shape.

n.
An ear of corn or grain.

n.
A kind of flower cluster in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.

v. t.
To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks.

v. t.
To set or furnish with spikes.

v. t.
To fix on a spike.

v. t.
To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike nail, or the like into it.

n.
Spike lavender. See Lavender.

Spike

Spike , n. [Akin to LG. spiker, spieker, a large nail, D. spijker, Sw. spik, Dan. spiger, Icel. sp'c6k; all perhaps from L. spica a point, an ear of grain; but in the sense of nail more likely akin to E. spoke of a wheel. Cf. Spine.] 1. A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward. 2. Anything resembling such a nail in shape.

He wears on his head the corona radiata . . . ; the spikes that shoot out represent the rays of the sun.

3. An ear of corn or grain. 4. (Bot.) A kind of flower cluster in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis. Spike grass (Bot.), either of two tall perennial American grasses (Uniola paniculata, and U. latifolia) having broad leaves and large flattened spikelets. -- Spike rush. (Bot.) See under Rush. -- Spike shell (Zo'94l.), any pteropod of the genus Styliola having a slender conical shell. -- Spike team, three horses, or a horse and a yoke of oxen, harnessed together, a horse leading the oxen or the span. [U.S.]

Spike

Spike, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spiked ; p. pr. & vb. n. Spiking.] 1. To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks. 2. To set or furnish with spikes. 3. To fix on a spike. [R.] Young. 4. To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike nail, or the like into it.

Spike

Spike, n. [Cf. G. spieke, L. spica an ear of grain. See Spikenard.] (Bot.) Spike lavender. See Lavender. Oil of spike (Chem.), a colorless or yellowish aromatic oil extracted from the European broad-leaved lavender, or aspic (Lavendula Spica), used in artist's varnish and in veterinary medicine. It is often adulterated with oil of turpentine, which it much resembles.

A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.

To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks.

Spike lavender. See Lavender.

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Usage Examples

I'd like to state that Spike Lee is not saying that African American culture is just for black people alone to enjoy and cherish. Culture is for everybody.

My dad's sense of humor was direct and sometimes surreal - his quick wit is well known amongst our family and friends. He raised me on Spike Jones records and W.C. Fields movies, and his sense of humor fell somewhere in between.

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Other Usage Examples

Domestic discretionary spending on education and health care and the environment has been growing at 2 to 3 percent a year. He says we have to rein it in, but he ignores the spending category that is the big spike in the budget.

I want to be taken seriously as the type of musician that plays stuff like an electric rake. I mean, how seriously do you take someone like Spike Jones? They take him pretty seriously - a really good musician who made a great contribution in terms of humor, which is part of what I try to do too.