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spike Noun

— A spike is a very large nail.

spike

— noun a transient variation in voltage or current — noun sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes spikes provide greater traction — noun a large stout nail they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie — noun any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order — noun a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) one of the spikes impaled him — noun a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur) — noun each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves) the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game golfers' spikes damage the putting greens — noun a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor — verb bring forth a spike or spikes my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now — verb add alcohol to (beverages) the punch is spiked! — verb manifest a sharp increase the voltage spiked — noun (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis — verb stand in the way of — verb secure with spikes — noun fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn — noun (= spike heel) a very high narrow heel on women's shoes — verb (= impale) pierce with a sharp stake or point impale a shrimp on a skewer

Synonyms spike synonyms

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spike English » English

ear thorn nail prickle barb spine large nail tack stud prong point fortify transfix sticker stand up spindle spike out rise pin lace impale get up capitulum tine stiletto heel start stand stake spike nail spike heel spear piton pike pierce peg peak needle javelin inflorescence empale dog nail dart cob cleat wire nail wave crest uprise transgress tip tickle

Topics spike topics

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Universe, creation Plant

Parts of a plant

Conjugation spike conjugation

How do you conjugate spike?

spike · verb

Examples spike examples

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Simple sentences

Mike named his dog Spike.
I saw her spike his drink.

Movie subtitles

Spike Dugan, a fighter.
Now, ladies and gentlemen. the President of the New York and Western Railroad. will cut the tape, drive the spike. and bank the eight ball in the corner pocket.
It shall be your honor to drive the golden spike.
When the boat seemed a safe distance from the shore, I took a spike. and drove it again and again through the planking of the hull.
No offense, but I'd rather drive a rusty railroad spike through my skull.
Plain Cokes or did you spike 'em? - No, just plain.
I made them see. their own terror as the spike went in.
Watch Iwabuchi and Moriyama's blood pressure spike.
Spike Holland. I'm honoured. Just keep this expression, Mr. Bellamy.
Spike Holland is here..
Spit it out, Spike.
I'm Spike Holland from the newsreel.
You have to go, Spike!
Spike, Spike, come back here!
Charley, Spike.
Okay. I never could bat without my spike shoes anyway.
Equal to Glenn Miller, Harry James and Spike Jones.
Plain Cokes or did you spike 'em?
When they felt the spike. touching their throat, and knew I was going to kill them, I made them watch their own deaths.
A red square with a spike through it.
Drive a spike through his heart.
It's not a spike.
Is it a spike?
We found your spike, Shel. Yeah.
Every spike of wheat for the front!
When the boat seemed a safe distance from the shore, I took a spike, and drove it again and again through the planking of the hull. I had opened up the seacocks and the water began to come in fast.
Couldn't we spike it with a little scotch?
We'll spike 'em.
It's not a spike. Is it a spike?
Don't push me, Spike.
You're on the ball Spike.
Listen here, I've captured Spike.
Who is this Spike?
Listen, I've got Spike and I need help.
I'm warning you for the last time, Spike.

News and current affairs

With the US and Israel unwilling to accept containment of a nuclear Iran by deterrence, a military confrontation in 2013 would lead to a massive oil price spike and global recession.
Real estate rental yields and stock-market payouts are low, and real estate and stock prices may well fall as much as or more than bond prices if interest rates spike.
Why should the Federal Reserve allow long-term interest rates to spike just because other central banks have ceased their dollar-purchase programs?
South Korean President Park Geun-hye's recent proposal to provide humanitarian assistance despite the recent spike in tension, is a start in the right direction.
Even a temporary spike in oil prices can have long-term effects because of the social reactions they provoke.
Let's hope that the effects of the present spike will be more short-lived.
The reason is clear: by taking time to set the stage for liberalization, governments hoped to limit the initial spike in price inflation, thereby avoiding a wage-price spiral and curbing capital flight.
After a spike earlier in the year, Japan's exports have also contracted.
Thus, they run the risk that a spike in interest rates would feed back relatively quickly into higher borrowing costs.
London - The British comic genius Spike Milligan once observed that he would love to have the opportunity to discover that money wouldn't make him happy.
Absent a change in trader beliefs, the current oil price spike will be broken only by a recession that exhausts consumers' capacity to buffer higher prices, or when the slow process of substitution away from oil kicks in.
To finance measures that require permanent outlays with one-time revenues presages a new spike of public debt--a policy criticized by the European Commission and the IMF.
We have found that trust causes a spike in oxytocin and begets reciprocation - the sharing of money.
For example, the recent spike in oil prices would have been driven by an irrational frenzy in futures markets.
If no deal to raise the debt ceiling is reached by August 3, interest rates on United States Treasury bonds could spike, or they could remain stable, as investors decide they have other problems to worry about.
Even a temporary spike in oil prices can have long-term effects because of the social reactions they provoke. High oil prices fuel public discussion about the future of oil prices.
But the scale of the price spike exceeds normal demand and supply factors, pointing to the role of speculation - and underscoring the need for policy action to clean up the oil market.
Small wonder: world food prices reached a record high earlier in the year, recalling a similar price spike in 2008.
It is thanks to the spike in the CDS market that the Greek government tightened its budget and improved its fiscal position.
That is why the recent spike in food prices has led many food-growing countries to impose export restrictions and has caused near panic among those concerned about global poverty.
If that happens, oil prices could rapidly spike and, as in the summer of 2008, trigger a global recession.
Indeed, opinion polls conducted in Gaza show a spike in support for Hamas after every Israeli escalation.

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