Tom has spiky hair.
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Spiky
//ˈspaɪki//
Synonyms for "spiky" (20 found)
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Translations
20 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- покрит с шипове adj (having one or more spikes — see also spiny)
Catalan
1 entries- punxegut adj (having one or more spikes — see also spiny)
Finnish
4 entries- piikikäs adj (having one or more spikes — see also spiny)
- piikkimäinen adj (resembling spikes: erect and having sharp points)
- tähkivä adj (of a plant: producing spikes)
- tähkä adj (of a plant: producing spikes)
French
1 entries- piquant adj (having one or more spikes — see also spiny)
German
2 entries- stachelig adj (having one or more spikes — see also spiny)
- stachlig adj (having one or more spikes — see also spiny)
Italian
1 entries- munito di punte adj (having one or more spikes — see also spiny)
Kazakh
1 entries- ұшты adj (having one or more spikes — see also spiny)
Latin
1 entries- spīnōsus adj (having one or more spikes — see also spiny)
Māori
1 entries- makao adj (having one or more spikes — see also spiny)
Portuguese
1 entries- espinhoso adj (having one or more spikes — see also spiny)
Spanish
4 entries- chuzo adj (resembling spikes: erect and having sharp points)
- de punta adj (resembling spikes: erect and having sharp points)
- parado adj (resembling spikes: erect and having sharp points)
- pincho adj (resembling spikes: erect and having sharp points)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Tom has spiky blond hair.
Source: tatoeba (6858703)
The leaves of this ivy are very spiky.
Source: tatoeba (10860438)
Ziri's ivy has spiky leaves.
Source: tatoeba (10860464)
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