Synonyms for spike
spaɪkspike

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1. spikenoun

   Synonyms:
   attack, hit

2. spikeverb

   Synonyms:
   raceme, umbel, catkin, cluster, corymb

3. spikeverb

   To covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance in a drink that previously did not contain such substances.

   Synonyms:
   attack, hit

4. spikeverb

   To add a small amount of one substance to another.

   The water sample to be tested has been spiked with arsenic, antimony, mercury, and lead in quantities commonly found in industrial effluents.

   Synonyms:
   hit, attack

5. spikeverb

   An ear of grain.

   Synonyms:
   attack, hit

6. spikeverb

   A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.

   Synonyms:
   attack, hit

7. spikenoun

   (in plural spikes; informal) Running shoes with spikes in the soles.

   Synonyms:
   hit, attack

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1. spikenoun

   a transient variation in voltage or current

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, spindle, stiletto heel, spike heel, ear

2. spikenoun

   sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes

   "spikes provide greater traction"

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, spindle, stiletto heel, spike heel, ear

3. ear, spike, capitulumnoun

   fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, head, stiletto heel, pinna, ear, auricle, spindle, spike heel

4. spikenoun

   (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, spindle, stiletto heel, spike heel, ear

5. spikenoun

   a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline

   "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, spindle, stiletto heel, spike heel, ear

6. spike heel, spike, stiletto heelnoun

   a very high narrow heel on women's shoes

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, spindle, stiletto heel, spike heel, ear

7. spikenoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, spindle, stiletto heel, spike heel, ear

8. spikenoun

   a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, spindle, stiletto heel, spike heel, ear

9. spikenoun

   a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)

   "one of the spikes impaled him"

   Synonyms:
   capitulum, spindle, stiletto heel, spike heel, ear

10. spike, spindlenoun

    any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object

    "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order"

    Synonyms:
    capitulum, stiletto heel, ear, mandril, arbor, spindle, spike heel, mandrel

11. spikeverb

    a large stout nail

    "they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie"

    Synonyms:
    capitulum, spindle, stiletto heel, spike heel, ear

12. spikeverb

    stand in the way of

    Synonyms:
    empale, lace, fortify, transfix, spike out, impale

13. transfix, impale, empale, spikeverb

    pierce with a sharp stake or point

    "impale a shrimp on a skewer"

    Synonyms:
    fascinate, stake, empale, impale, fortify, spellbind, grip, spike out, transfix, lace

14. spikeverb

    secure with spikes

    Synonyms:
    empale, lace, fortify, transfix, spike out, impale

15. spike, spike outverb

    bring forth a spike or spikes

    "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now"

    Synonyms:
    empale, lace, fortify, transfix, spike out, impale

16. spike, lace, fortifyverb

    add alcohol to (beverages)

    "the punch is spiked!"

    Synonyms:
    interlace, fortify, entwine, fort, enlace, impale, arm, strengthen, lace, transfix, build up, braid, lace up, twine, gird, spike out, beef up, plait, intertwine, empale

17. spikeverb

    manifest a sharp increase

    "the voltage spiked"

    Synonyms:
    empale, lace, fortify, transfix, spike out, impale

Matched Categories

1. • Bar
   • Botany
   • Change
   • Cooking
   • Electrical Discharge
   • Heel
   • Implement
   • Increase
   • Inflorescence
   • Point
   • Projection
   • Rise
   • Secure
   • Sports Equipment

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spikenoun

   Synonyms:
   ear (of grain), head

2. spikenoun

   Synonyms:
   large nail

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "spike":

   pic, enrichment, spur, fortification, peak, spiking, ridge, arrow, doping

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1. List of known nicknames for "Spike":

   Rex Ruben, Spike (Quireboys)

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1. Kyle Kondik:

   We are seeing turnout spike in affluent, highly-educated suburban areas – precisely the kinds of places where the GOP has slipped since 2016 and where at least some formerly Republican voters appear to be more open to voting Democratic than in the past.

2. Grovetta Gardineer:

   We expect banks to ... report suspicious activity, for instance an unusual and unexplained spike in clearing activity, that doesn't mean that there's actual money laundering, but it shows a deviation in the pattern that should be looked into.

3. James Monaghan:

   An immediate translation of this strategy to humans is unlikely because a regenerative spike does not occur in humans as it does in Xenopus frogs. Yet, this work is exciting because it shows that endogenous regenerative processes can be enhanced by a short application of a drug cocktail.

4. Ian Stewart:

   The spike in uncertainty has had a toxic effect on business sentiment.

5. Stanley Mark:

   This recent spike of anti-Asian violence because of COVID and anti-China rhetoric deals with geopolitical things, the rhetoric is: China is the boogeyman.