spoke

  • 21spoke — I. /spoʊk / (say spohk) verb past tense and archaic past participle of speak. II. /spoʊk / (say spohk) noun 1. one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe. 2. one of a number of pins… …

  • 22spoke — spoke1 /spohk/, v. 1. a pt. of speak. 2. Nonstandard. a pp. of speak. 3. Archaic, a pp. of speak. spoke2 spokeless, adj …

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  • 23Spöke — Spö|ke 〈f. 19〉 = Seekatze * * * Spöke   [niederdeutsch spök »Spuk(gestalt)«], Art der Seedrachen.   * * * Spö|ke, die; , n [zu niederd. spök, ↑Spökenkieker]: (u. a. in der Nordsee u. im Mittelmeer lebender) silbergrauer, dun …

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  • 24spoke — [OE] Like its relatives German speiche and Dutch speek, spoke goes back to prehistoric Germanic *spaikōn. This was derived from the base *spaik , *speik , which also produced English spike. => SPIKE …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 25spoke — [[t]spo͟ʊk[/t]] spokes 1) Spoke is the past tense of speak. 2) N COUNT: usu pl The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre …

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  • 26spoke — spoke1 noun 1》 each of the bars or wire rods connecting the centre of a wheel to its rim. 2》 each of a set of radial handles projecting from a ship s wheel. 3》 each of the metal rods in an umbrella to which the material is attached. Phrases put a …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27spoke — [spəʊk] noun [C] I one of the thin metal bars that connect the centre of a wheel to the outside part II spoke the past tense of speak …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 28spoke — I [[t]spoʊk[/t]] v. 1) a pt. of speak 2) archaic a pp. of speak II spoke [[t]spoʊk[/t]] n. v. spoked, spok•ing 1) one of the bars, rods, or rungs radiating from the hub or nave of a wheel and supporting the rim or felloe 2) a handlelike… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 29spoke — [OE] Like its relatives German speiche and Dutch speek, spoke goes back to prehistoric Germanic *spaikōn. This was derived from the base *spaik , *speik , which also produced English spike. Cf.⇒ SPIKE …

    Word origins

  • 30Spoke card — Spoke cards are used to identify competitors in Alleycat races held between bicycle messengers. Originally tarot cards were used, with the race number written on them, but nowadays cards are often printed specially.The spoke card is wedged… …

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