spike synonyms

spike

n.

  1. A large nail

    brad, peg, pin, hob, stud; see also nail.

    Styles of spikes include: cut, wire, iron, railway, dock, forked, barbed.

  2. Sizes of spikes include: twenty-penny, forty-penny, sixty-penny.

  3. A spikelike cluster

    raceme, inflorescence, head; see bunch 1, stalk.

spike

v.

nail, pin, make fast; see fasten 1.

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