Spike
31spike — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, probably from Old Norse spīk splinter & spīkr spike; akin to Middle Dutch spiker spike more at spoke Date: 13th century 1. a very large nail 2. a. one of a row of pointed irons placed (as on the top of a wall)… …
32spike — spike1 [spaık] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Middle Dutch] 1.) something long and thin with a sharp point, especially a pointed piece of metal 2.) [usually singular] a sudden large increase in the number or rate of something spike in… …
33spike — I [[t]spaɪk[/t]] n. v. spiked, spik•ing 1) bui rai a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 in. (7.6 to 30.5 cm) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track 2) something resembling such a nail,… …
34spike — I. /spaɪk / (say spuyk) noun 1. a large, strong nail or pin, especially of iron. 2. such a nail used for fastening rails to sleepers. 3. a stiff, sharp pointed piece or part. 4. a sharp pointed piece of metal, etc., fastened in something, with a… …
35spike — order ticket that shows the stock, price, number of shares, type, and account of the order. Origin: Practice of placing the ticket on a metal spike upon execution or cancellation. Spike is also a sudden, drastic increase in a company s share… …
36spike — [[t]spa͟ɪk[/t]] spikes, spiking, spiked 1) N COUNT A spike is a long piece of metal with a sharp point. ...a 15 foot wall topped with iron spikes... Yellowing receipts had been impaled on a metal spike. 2) N COUNT: usu with supp Any long pointed… …
37spike — English has two etymologically distinct words spike, although they are so similar in meaning that they are commonly regarded as one and the same. Spike ‘long sharp piece’ [13] was probably borrowed from Middle Dutch spīker. It has another… …
38spike — I UK [spaɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms spike : singular spike plural spikes 1) something sharp and pointed, especially a piece of metal or wood 2) a) one of the short pointed pieces of metal on the bottom of some sports shoes b) spikes… …
39spike — English has two etymologically distinct words spike, although they are so similar in meaning that they are commonly regarded as one and the same. Spike ‘long sharp piece’ [13] was probably borrowed from Middle Dutch spīker. It has another… …
40spike — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a sharp point. b a pointed piece of metal, esp. the top of an iron railing etc. 2 a any of several metal points set into the sole of a running shoe to prevent slipping. b (in pl.) a pair of running shoes with spikes. 3 a a… …
