Spike

amento

(ear of grain — see also ear)

amento

(botany: kind of inflorescence)

arpione

(anything resembling such a nail in shape)

cerbiatto

(zoology: an adolescent male deer)

chiodo

(very large nail)

infiorescenza a spiga

(botany: kind of inflorescence)

lancia

(very large nail)

picco

(sharp peak in a graph)

punta

(very large nail)

punta

(anything resembling such a nail in shape)

scarpa chiodata

(informal: running shoes with spikes in the soles)

schiacciata

(volleyball)

spiga

(ear of grain — see also ear)

spiga

(botany: kind of inflorescence)

spuntone

(very large nail)

spunzone

(very large nail)

schiacciare

(volleyball)

tagliare

(to add a small amount of one substance to another)