About The Word Spoke
Learn about the word Spoke to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Spoke definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Spoke
| Spoke Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Spoke?
[n] one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder
[n] support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim Synonyms | Synonyms for Spoke: radius | rundle | rung Related Terms | Find terms related to Spoke: See Also | bicycle wheel | cartwheel | crosspiece | ladder | support | wagon wheel Spoke In Webster's Dictionary \Spoke\,
imp. of {Speak}.
\Spoke\, n. [OE. spoke, spake, AS, sp[=a]ca; akin to D. speek, LG. speke, OHG. speihha, G. speiche. [root]170. Cf. {Spike} a nail.] 1. The radius or ray of a wheel; one of the small bars which are inserted in the hub, or nave, and which serve to support the rim or felly. 2. (Naut.) A projecting handle of a steering wheel. 3. A rung, or round, of a ladder. 4. A contrivance for fastening the wheel of a vehicle, to prevent it from turning in going down a hill. {To put a spoke in one's wheel}, to thwart or obstruct one in the execution of some design. \Spoke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spoked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spoking}.] To furnish with spokes, as a wheel. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Caesalpinia gilliesii ‐ a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers;…
- Minestrone ‐ soup made with a variety of…
- Shuddering ‐ shaking convulsively or…
- Synonymously ‐ in a synonymous manner; "the two terms are used…
- Permeative ‐ spreading throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures…
- Hdtv ‐ a television system that has more than the usual number of lines…
- Shopping ‐ searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for…
- Rattlepated ‐ lacking sense or discretion; "his rattlebrained crackpot ideas";…
- Kamba ‐ a Bantu language spoken by the Kamba…
- Kv ‐ a unit of potential equal to a…