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Spike Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Spike?
[n] sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"
[n] a long metal nail [n] any holding device consisting of a long sharp-pointed object [n] a long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) [n] a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall [n] a transient variation in voltage or current [n] (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis [n] fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [v] add alcohol beverages [v] bring forth a spike or spikes, as of flowers, such as hyacinths [v] pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" [v] secure with spikes [v] stand in the way of Synonyms | Synonyms for Spike: capitulum | ear | empale | fortify | impale | lace | spike out | transfix Related Terms | Find terms related to Spike: See Also | alter | banish | bar | change | climber | climbing iron | corn | crampon | crampoon | develop | electrical discharge | fasten | fix | fruit | holding device | implement | Indian corn | inflorescence | maize | mealie | nail | pierce | pin | piton | pricket | projection | relegate | secure | shoe | spadix | spear | spikelet | sporting goods | sports equipment | thrust | Zea mays Spike In Webster's Dictionary \Spike\, n. [Akin to LG. spiker, spieker, a large nail, D.
spijker, Sw. spik, Dan. spiger, Icel. sp[=i]k; 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.
--Addison.
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["o]l.), 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\, 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\, 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. |
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