Spike

Entertainment / Golf / Spike: (also 'cleat') sharp tong(s) on the bottom of golf shoes to help keep a player's feet from slipping ('soft spikes', a fairly recent innovation, are typically made of plastic, consist of a circle of smaller spikes rather than one large spike and usually leave less severe marks on putting greens)
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Spike Adjective Synonyms: impale, stab, stick, spear, pierce, spit, lance
Spike Verb Synonyms: skewer, stake, prong, treenail, nail, peg, picket, pin, pike, spine
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Spikenard root (Aralia recemosa)

Health / Herbs / Spikenard root (Aralia recemosa): Diuretic, relieves coughs and asthma, Native Americans used it for menstrual irregularities, helps lung and kidney ailments. MORE

Spin-Off

Business / Finance / Spin-Off: Order ticket that shows the stock, price, number of shares, type, and account of the order. Origin: Practice of placing the ticket on a metal spike upon execution or cancellation.) Spike is also a sud MORE