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Spikes

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:13 pts6 letters

Definition of Spikes

noun

  1. In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument.

noun

  1. The spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument.

noun

  1. A sort of very large nail.
  2. A piece of pointed metal etc. set with points upward or outward.

    "The trap was lined with spikes."

  3. Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
  4. An ear of corn or grain.
  5. A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.

verb

  1. To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.

    "to spike down planks"

  2. To set or furnish with spikes.
  3. To embed nails into (a tree) so that any attempt to cut it down will damage equipment or injure people.
  4. To fix on a spike.
  5. To discard; to decide not to publish or make public.

noun

  1. A device consisting of a portable bed of nails used by police and armed forces to puncture car tires.

noun

  1. A pair of athletic shoes equipped with spikes on the sole and heel for better traction.

Anagrams of Spikes

Words You Can Make

38 words can be made from the letters in "spikes":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "spikes" and rearranging:

+rspikers
+sskepsis

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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