Spike

/spaɪk/

Synonyms for "spike" (330 found)

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Closest matches (66)

adulterate ament annul auger auricle baffle balk bastardize bayonet bite blast block blossom bore bramble brave briar brier bristle broach

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Noun(14 words)

aflicker barb barbs blip blips blitzes blowup bulge bursting capitulum catapulting catkins cattail cleats

Verb(1 words)

bristled

Strong matches (99)

Noun(26 words)

craunch crescendo distort drugging ear ears exploding explosion explosionsfever valueflare flying galloping glitch icepick inflate influxes inrush jigger jump

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jump modeljump model activityjumping jumps laces lacing

cripple cross cut cyme dagger dashde energizede-energize debase debilitate defeat defy denaturalize denature destroy dilute dirk disable disarm discomfit

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disconcert discountenance disenable dish disrupt doctordoctor updrain drill drug earear of cornelude empierce enfeeble equipage fastener faucet fix flummox foil fortifyfour-in-handfreshen frustrate girthgoose grassgore gougegouge outhamstring head hole honeycombhors de combatimpale impede inactivate incapacitate instrument kibosh knifeknock the chockslace lacing lame lance

Verb(6 words)

empale fired fortify impale lace leaped

Related words (165)

lid maim mealie nail needle nettle nonplus nullify pair panicle peg penetrate perforate perplex picket pierce pike pinpine conepine needle

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pink plugplunge inplunge intopoison pollute poniard prick prickle prong punch puncture put queerqueer the worksquill raceme randem reamream outriddle rig ruinrun throughsaber sabotage scotchsea cockskewer spadix span spear spicule spiculum spigotspike teamspikelet spile spill spine spit spoil stab stake stalkstand in the waystick sticker stiletto stonewall stop stopgap stopper stopple strengthen strobile stump stymie swordtamper withtandem tang tap team thistle thorn three-up thwart thyrse transfix transpierce treenail trepan trephine turnout umbel unfit unicorn upset valve verticillaster void waterwater downweaken wing wreck yucca

Noun(47 words)

manipulatemeasles outbreakmushroom nail nails needle outburst outbursts peg pin piton point pricks projection prongs rampages riserise in demandrise in pricesrocketing

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run wildlyscore spikeskewering skewers skreak skreigh skyrocket skyrocketing skyrockets soarspike heelspiking spindle spur spurt spurtsstiletto heelstud surge surges tine transients upsurge upsurges upsurging upswing zooms

Determiner(1 words)

most massive data point

Adjective(3 words)

pronged spicate spikelike

Verb(6 words)

skyrocketedspike outspurted surgedtake offtransfix

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More general

29 entries

alter alteration appendage banish bar change developelectrical dischargefasten fastener fix fruit heelholding deviceimplement

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More specific

12 entries

data spikedemand spikemeasurement spikenailoutlier spikepeg pinprice spikespinetemperature spikethorntraffic spike

Collocations

9 entries

data spikeinfection spikeneural spikespike in demandspike in incidencespike in pricesspike proteinspike traintemperature spike

Inflections

3 entries

spiked spikes spiking

Derivations

4 entries

spikelet spiker spikiness spiky

Sample sentences

42 total sentences available.

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Mike named his dog Spike.

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I saw her spike his drink.

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He makes a good volleyball player because he can jump high and spike the ball.

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I saw Tom spike Mary's drink.

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