Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "spike" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

aerospike antispike backspike butt spike chickenspike despike dog spike dogspike golden spike handspike interspike intraspike liberty spike marlin spike marline spike marling spike marlinspike microspike minispike multispike nanospike oil of spike polyspike prespike rail spike railroad spike road spikes spignel spike a temp spike a temperature spike addition spike attack spike bug spike camp spike fiddle spike heath spike heel spike lute spike moss spike oil spike plank spike poison spike protein spike someone's guns spike strip spike team spike train spike up spike-in spike-primrose spikebill spikefish spikegrass spikehorn spikeless spikelet spikelike spikenail spikenard spikeproof spiker spikery spiketail spikewise superspike track spike traffic spikes unspike voltage spike yellowspike orchid

Context

botany cooking journalism lutherie military music volleyball zoology

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

alter banish bar change develop electrical discharge fasten fix fruit heel holding device implement increase inflorescence modify nail pierce point projection relegate rise secure sports equipment thrust

Type Of (IsA)

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

Manner Of

banish change develop fasten increase

Part Of

ice axe shoe

Related Terms

adolescent attack axis block boots casual ward cleat deer dog dog name elongated flower football gel gel hair graph hair heel heel type heels hell hell type high high heeled high heels hit hit volleyball inflorescence metal nail name on boots on cleat point pointy pointy metal railroads running shoe sessile sharp sharp nail sharp point sole spike lavender stereotypical stick sticking sticking up surge touch hole touchdown type unbranched up volleyball volleyball hit workhouse

Synonym Network

catkin ear spike heel stake transfix

Used For

running

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.