Spike

//spaɪk//

Synonyms for "spike" (251 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (51)

catkin ear stake transfix adulterate ament annul auger auricle baffle balk bastardize bayonet bite blast block blossom bore bramble brave

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Noun(3 words)

spindle capitulum casual ward

Verb(1 words)

attack

Strong matches (75)

Related words (125)

instrument kibosh knife knock the chocks lace lacing lame lance lid maim mealie nail needle nettle nonplus nullify pair panicle peg penetrate

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Verb(4 words)

irish up lace spike out transfix

Noun(3 words)

spike heel stiletto heel tent peg

Related word relations

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9 relation types

More general

24 entries

alter banish bar change develop electrical discharge fasten fix fruit heel holding device implement increase inflorescence modify nail

Showing 16 of 24 words.

Synonyms

5 entries

catkin ear spike heel stake transfix

derived

70 entries

aerospike antispike backspike butt spike chickenspike despike dog spike dogspike golden spike handspike interspike intraspike liberty spike marlin spike marline spike marling spike

Showing 16 of 70 words.

has context

8 entries

botany cooking journalism lutherie military music volleyball zoology

is a

10 entries

electrical discharge holding device implement inflorescence nail point projection rise sports equipment television station

manner of

5 entries

banish change develop fasten increase

part of

2 entries

ice axe shoe

related to

57 entries

adolescent attack axis block boots casual ward cleat deer dog dog name elongated flower football gel gel hair graph

Showing 16 of 57 words.

used for

1 entries

running

Translations

208 translations across 52 languages.

Albanian

4 entries

Kungj (gheg) noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)
Pykë noun (very large nail)
Spirrë noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)
Mpreh verb (to increase sharply)

Arabic

1 entries

سنبلة noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Aromanian

2 entries

schic noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
schicã noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Bashkir

1 entries

башаҡ noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Bulgarian

4 entries

забивка noun (volleyball)
клас noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
клин noun (very large nail)
пик noun (sharp peak in a graph)

Catalan

2 entries

espiga noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
urpa noun (very large nail)

Chichewa

1 entries

kukwera noun (botany: kind of inflorescence)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

穗 noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Czech

4 entries

hřeb noun (very large nail)
jelínek noun (zoology: an adolescent male deer)
klas noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
klas noun (botany: kind of inflorescence)

Dalmatian

1 entries

spaica noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Danish

4 entries

aks noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
aks noun (botany: kind of inflorescence)
nagle noun (very large nail)
pig noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)

Dutch

1 entries

stekel noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)

Esperanto

2 entries

spiko noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
spiko noun (botany: kind of inflorescence)

Estonian

1 entries

tähk noun (botany: kind of inflorescence)

Finnish

4 entries

iskulyönti noun (volleyball)
kiskonaula noun (very large nail)
nuori uroshirvi noun (zoology: an adolescent male deer)
piikki noun (very large nail)

French

4 entries

clou noun (very large nail)
crampons noun (informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles)
pic noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)
pieu noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)

Friulian

1 entries

spi noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Georgian

2 entries

წვეტი noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
წვეტი noun (sharp peak in a graph)

German

4 entries

Getreideähre noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
Nadel noun (sharp peak in a graph)
Nagel noun (very large nail)
Schmetterball noun (volleyball)

Greek

1 entries

στάχυ noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Hawaiian

4 entries

kala noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)
kākala noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)
hili verb (volleyball)
paʻi verb (volleyball)

Hebrew

1 entries

פרץ noun (sharp peak in a graph)

Hindi

1 entries

कीला noun (very large nail)

Indonesian

1 entries

duri noun (botany: kind of inflorescence)

Irish

4 entries

dias noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
dias noun (botany: kind of inflorescence)
spíce noun (very large nail)
spíce noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)

Italian

4 entries

amento noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
amento noun (botany: kind of inflorescence)
arpione noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)
cerbiatto noun (zoology: an adolescent male deer)

Japanese

4 entries

スパイク noun (volleyball)
スパイク靴 noun (informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles)
牡鹿 noun (zoology: an adolescent male deer)
穂 noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Kapampangan

1 entries

barug noun (volleyball)

Lao

1 entries

ເປັນຮວງ noun (botany: kind of inflorescence)

Latin

2 entries

clavus noun (very large nail)
spica noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Māori

4 entries

hiko rorohū noun (surge in power)
rorohū noun (surge in power)
tara noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)
taratara noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)

Norn

1 entries

gadd noun (very large nail)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

aks noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
aks noun (botany: kind of inflorescence)
nagle noun (very large nail)
pigg noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)

Occitan

1 entries

espic noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Old English

1 entries

spīcing noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)

Old Galician-Portuguese

1 entries

espiga noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

اكسر noun (very large nail)

Pela

1 entries

nɛ̠̃⁵⁵ noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Polish

4 entries

kolec noun (very large nail)
kolec noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)
korek noun (informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles)
kłos noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Portuguese

4 entries

cortada noun (volleyball)
cravo noun (very large nail)
espiga noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
espinho noun (very large nail)

Romanian

4 entries

piron noun (very large nail)
piron noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)
spic noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
țăruș noun (very large nail)

Romansch

3 entries

speia noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
spia noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
spigia noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Russian

4 entries

ата́ка noun (volleyball)
атаку́ющий уда́р noun (volleyball)
клин noun (very large nail)
ко́лос noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Sardinian

4 entries

ipiga noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
ispica noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
ispiga noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
spiga noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries

клин noun (very large nail)

Somali

1 entries

kororka noun (botany: kind of inflorescence)

Spanish

4 entries

clavo noun (very large nail)
espiga noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)
espiga noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
espiga noun (botany: kind of inflorescence)

Swedish

2 entries

ax noun (ear of grain — see also ear)
ax noun (botany: kind of inflorescence)

Tagalog

2 entries

barog noun (volleyball)
barog verb (volleyball)

Tahitian

1 entries

tara noun (anything resembling such a nail in shape)

Turkish

2 entries

ekser noun (very large nail)
smaç noun (volleyball)

Volapük

1 entries

spig noun (ear of grain — see also ear)

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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