garpike | (noun) primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth | Synonyms: billfish, gar, garfish, Lepisosteus osseus |
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handspike | (noun) a metal bar (or length of pipe) used as a lever | - |
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marlinespike | (noun) a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing) | Synonyms: marlingspike, marlinspike |
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marlingspike | (noun) a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing) | Synonyms: marlinespike, marlinspike |
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marlinspike | (noun) a pointed iron hand tool that is used to separate strands of a rope or cable (as in splicing) | Synonyms: marlinespike, marlingspike |
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pike | (noun) any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere | - |
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(noun) medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet | - |
(noun) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | Synonyms: expressway, freeway, motorway, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway |
(noun) a sharp point (as on the end of a spear) | - |
(noun) highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh | - |
spike | (noun) sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes | - |
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(noun) a large stout nail | - |
(noun) any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object | Synonyms: spindle |
(noun) a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) | - |
(noun) a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur) | - |
(noun) a very high narrow heel on women's shoes | Synonyms: spike heel, stiletto heel |
(noun) each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves) | - |
(noun) a transient variation in voltage or current | - |
(noun) a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline | - |
(noun) (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis | - |
(noun) fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn | Synonyms: capitulum, ear |
(verb) add alcohol to (beverages) | Synonyms: fortify, lace |
(verb) bring forth a spike or spikes | Synonyms: spike out |
(verb) manifest a sharp increase | - |
(verb) pierce with a sharp stake or point | Synonyms: empale, impale, transfix |
(verb) secure with spikes | - |
(verb) stand in the way of | - |
turnpike | (noun) an expressway on which tolls are collected | Synonyms: toll road |
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(noun) (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid | - |