Spike

Quick meaning: Spike is a noun meaning A sort of very large nail.

Meaning

A sort of very large nail.

More Meanings

1. A piece of pointed metal etc. set with points upward or outward.
2. (by extension) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
3. An ear of corn or grain.
4. (botany) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.
5. (informal, chiefly in the plural) A running shoe with spikes in the sole to provide grip.
6. A sharp peak in a graph.
7. A surge in power or in the price of a commodity, etc.; any sudden and brief change that would be represented by a sharp peak on a graph.

Example Sentences

The trap was lined with spikes.

Dere's tay spikes, and cocoa spikes, and skilly spikes.

He vvears on his head the Corona Radiata, vvhich at that time vvas another type of his Divinity. The ſpikes that ſhoot out from the crovvn vvere to repreſent the rays of the Sun.

If the border were shut down, consumers would most likely see an immediate spike in food prices, and supplies of fresh food could dwindle from grocery store shelves in a matter of days.

Word Forms

• spikes
• spiking
• spiked

Synonyms for spike

Depending on context, synonyms include fang, spindle, endpin, attack, hit, fortify.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include impale, lace, fortify, empale, transfix, ear.

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