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English to English noun
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a transient variation in voltage or current |  | source: wordnet30
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sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes | | Example: spikes provide greater traction
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fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn | | source: wordnet30
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(botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis | | source: wordnet30
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a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline | | Example: the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor
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a very high narrow heel on women's shoes | | source: wordnet30
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each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves) | | Example: the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game
golfers' spikes damage the putting greens
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a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur) | | source: wordnet30
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a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) | | Example: one of the spikes impaled him
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any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object | | Example: the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order
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a large stout nail | | Example: they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie
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A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward. | | source: webster1913
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Spike lavender. See Lavender. | | source: webster1913
verb
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stand in the way of | | source: wordnet30
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pierce with a sharp stake or point | | Example: impale a shrimp on a skewer
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secure with spikes | | source: wordnet30
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bring forth a spike or spikes | | Example: my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now
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| 18 |
add alcohol to (beverages) | | Example: the punch is spiked!
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manifest a sharp increase | | Example: the voltage spiked
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To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks. | | source: webster1913
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