spike
spike
englantipiikki
(kasvitiede) tähkä
Synonyymisanakirja
spike
nasta, kiila, piikki, kynttiläpiikki, urheiluvälineet.
Slangisanakirja
naula
naula / neula
spikeli: naula
Rimmaavat sanat
spike rimmaa näiden kanssa:
vedike, pidike, lasinpidike, teränpidike, leike, broilerileike, lehtileike, vasikanleike, havaijinleike, wieninleike...
Englannin sanakirja
spike (englanti > suomi)
spike englanniksi
A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward/outward.
Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
Addison
An ear of corn or grain.
puhekieltä A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.
(in plural spikes; informal) running shoe|Running shoes with spikes in the soles.
A sharp peak in a graph.
The long, narrow part of a high-heeled shoe that elevates the heel.
A long nail for storing papers and, by extension, the metaphorical place where rejected newspaper articles are sent.
1974, Books and Bookmen
2005, David Bouchier, Writer at Work: Reflections on the Art and Business of Writing, iUniverse (ISBN 9781462065332)
2013, Margalit Fox, Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code and the Uncovering of a Lost Civilisation, Profile Books (ISBN 9781847659705)
puhekieltä An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.
puhekieltä An adolescent male deer.
A surge in power.
(slang) The casual ward of a workhouse.
1933: w:George Orwell|George Orwell, w:Down and Out in Paris and London|Down and Out in Paris and London, p. 139.
oil of spike
To covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance into a drink.
She spiked my lemonade with vodka!
To add a small amount of one substance to another.
The water sample to be tested has been spiked with arsenic, antimony, mercury, and lead in quantities commonly found in industrial effluents.
puhekieltä To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.
puhekieltä To render (a gun) unusable by driving a metal spike into its touch hole.
1834, (w), Peter Simple:
1990, (w), The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 235-6:
puhekieltä To decide not to publish or make public.
October 14, 2002, Jonathan Sale, The Guardian, Edward VIII news blackout.
To prevent or frustrate.
1981, Chris Greyvenstein, The Fighters (page 145)
To increase sharply.
Traffic accidents spiked in December when there was ice on the roads.
To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.
to spike down planks
To set or furnish with spikes.
To fix on a spike.
(rfquotek)
(football slang) To slam the football to the ground, usually in celebration of scoring a touchdown, or to stop expiring time on the game clock after snapping the ball as to save time for the losing team to attempt to score the tying or winning points.