| sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"
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| a large stout nail; "they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie"
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| any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object; "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order" पर्याय: spindle,
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| a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal); "one of the spikes impaled him"
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| a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)
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| 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"
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| a very high narrow heel on women''s shoes पर्याय: spike heel, stiletto heel,
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| a transient variation in voltage or current
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| a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"
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| (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
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| fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn पर्याय: ear, capitulum,
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