Synonyms: spike
Definition: sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
Usage: spikes provide greater traction
Similar words: sports equipment
Definition: equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
Synonyms: spike
Definition: a large stout nail
Usage: they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie
Similar words: nail
Definition: a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
Definition: any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
Usage: the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order
Similar words: holding device
Definition: a device for holding something
Synonyms: spike
Definition: a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)
Usage: one of the spikes impaled him
Similar words: implement
Definition: instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
Synonyms: spike
Definition: a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)
Similar words: projection
Definition: any structure that branches out from a central support
Synonyms: spike
Definition: each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)
Usage: the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game; golfers' spikes damage the putting greens
Similar words: point
Definition: sharp end
Usage: he stuck the point of the knife into a tree; he broke the point of his pencil
Synonyms: spike, spike heel, stiletto heel
Definition: a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
Similar words: heel
Definition: the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
Synonyms: spike
Definition: a transient variation in voltage or current
Similar words: electrical discharge
Definition: a discharge of electricity
Synonyms: spike
Definition: a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline
Usage: the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor
Similar words: rise
Definition: a growth in strength or number or importance
Synonyms: spike
Definition: (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
Similar words: inflorescence
Definition: the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
Synonyms: spike, capitulum, ear
Definition: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
Similar words: fruit
Definition: the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
Synonyms: spike
Definition: manifest a sharp increase
Usage: the voltage spiked
Similar words: increase
Definition: become bigger or greater in amount
Usage: The amount of work increased
Synonyms: spike, fortify, lace
Definition: add alcohol to (beverages)
Usage: the punch is spiked!
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Definition: bring forth a spike or spikes
Usage: my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now
Similar words: develop
Definition: grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
Usage: A flower developed on the branch; The country developed into a mighty superpower; The embryo develops into a fetus; This situation has developed over a long time
Synonyms: spike
Definition: secure with spikes
Similar words: fix, fasten, secure
Definition: cause to be firmly attached
Usage: fasten the lock onto the door; she fixed her gaze on the man
Synonyms: empale, transfix, impale, spike
Definition: pierce with a sharp stake or point
Usage: impale a shrimp on a skewer
Synonyms: spike
Definition: stand in the way of
Similar words: relegate, banish, bar
Definition: expel, as if by official decree
Usage: he was banished from his own country