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spikes
noun(spike)
a very large nail
spikes
noun(spike)
one of a row of pointed irons placed (as on the top of a wall) to prevent passage
spikes
noun(spike)
one of several metal projections set in the sole and heel of a shoe to improve traction
spikes
verb(spike)
to fasten or furnish with spikes
spikes
verb(spike)
to disable (a muzzle-loading cannon) temporarily by driving a spike into the vent
spikes
verb(spike)
to suppress or block completely
spikes
noun(spike)
an ear of grain
spikes
noun(spike)
an elongated inflorescence similar to a raceme but having the flowers sessile on the main axis

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