spike
Railroad track fastener
A tangible spike is long, thin, sharp at one end, and often made of metal, like a railroad spike that secures the rails or a fence with a row of spikes.
An intangible spike is a sudden upward increase, often one that requires attention (voltage spike, blood sugar spike).
When something spikes, it moves sharply upward.
To spike a ball in various sports is to send it sharply to the ground.
To spike something consumable is to add a drug or intoxicant to it secretly.
Metal fastener or keratin plate
Pole with sharp point
- javelinThrowing spear for sport
- lanceLong thrusting weapon
- pikeLong battlefield spear
- bayonetRifle-mounted stabbing blade
halberd · trident · harpoon · glaive · polearm · impale · thrust · warfare
Growth in amount
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- riseMove to higher position
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
uptick · boom · upsurge · explosion · proliferation · growth · swell · intensification
Electrical potential difference
- currentDirected flow of charge
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- pulseArterial blood throb
- surgeSudden powerful increase
waveform · oscilloscope · signal · circuit · noise · impulse · power · load
Intense hostile emotion
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
- surgeSudden powerful increase
intensity · panic · alarm · anxiety · fear · outrage · agitation · hostility
Insert by needle
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- mainlineChief railway line
- syringeMedical injection tool
- shotQuick liquor serving
fix · rig · works · vein · tracks · IV · intravenous · heroin
Ownership stakes or inventory
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- tradingExchanging for value
- crashSudden violent impact
- inflationSustained price level increase
price · market · bubble · speculation · uptick · securities · futures · graph
Raw, fast rock genre
- mohawkCentral standing hair strip
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- hairFibrous scalp covering
styled · stiff · edgy · tips · bleached · wax · pomade · upright
Strike with fist
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- adulterateCorrupt by adding impurities
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
- addCombine into total
secretly · slip · drink · drugged · dose · tamper · roofie · booze
Spiked sports shoes
- sprinterShort-distance racing specialist
- trackPath or monitored route
- fieldArea of specialty
- racingSpeed competition sport
traction · footwear · runner · cross-country · relay · hurdles · grip · shoes
Successful contact or strike
- slamForceful impact or closure
- attackAggressive act against another
- killCause death
- setterOne who establishes
block · dig · jump · net · power · approach · swing · timing
Cause death
- storyAccount of events
- suppressForcibly put an end to
- editorOne who revises text
- publishIssue for distribution
newspaper · censor · shelve · scrap · headline · deadline · newsroom
Horizontal support bar
- trackPath or monitored route
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- fastenerSecures things together
- hammerTool for striking nails
gauge · sleeper · ballast · plate · anchor · railway · driven · golden
Plant's complete bloom arrangement
- flowerPlant's reproductive organ
- racemeUnbranched flower cluster
- panicleBranched raceme cluster
- umbelRadial flower cluster
lavender · wheat · gladiolus · salvia · grain · ear · head · stalk
Six-point gridiron play
- endzoneFootball field's scoring rectangle
- celebrateHonor through festivity
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- slamForceful impact or closure
ground · quarterback · NFL
nail
Metal fastener or keratin plate
tine · prong · skewer · pin · prickle · quill · spur · awl · stud · cleat
spear
Pole with sharp point
bayonet · halberd · trident · harpoon · glaive · polearm · impale · thrust · warfare · gladiator
increase
Growth in amount
escalation · uptick · boom · upsurge · explosion · proliferation · growth · swell · intensification · peak
voltage
Electrical potential difference
surge · waveform · oscilloscope · signal · circuit · noise · impulse · power · load · frequency
anger
Intense hostile emotion
- rageIntense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
surge · intensity · panic · alarm · anxiety · fear · outrage · agitation · hostility · temper
inject
Insert by needle
shot · fix · rig · works · vein · tracks · IV · intravenous · heroin · dose
stocks
Ownership stakes or inventory
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- tradingExchanging for value
- crashSudden violent impact
inflation · price · market · bubble · speculation · uptick · securities · futures · graph · chart
punk
Raw, fast rock genre
hair · styled · stiff · edgy · tips · bleached · wax · pomade · upright · bristled
punch
Strike with fist
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- adulterateCorrupt by adding impurities
- alcoholIntoxicating hydroxyl compound
add · secretly · slip · drink · drugged · dose · tamper · roofie · booze · party
cleats
Spiked sports shoes
racing · traction · footwear · runner · cross-country · relay · hurdles · grip · shoes · cinder
hit
Successful contact or strike
setter · block · dig · jump · net · power · approach · swing · timing · hitter
kill
Cause death
publish · newspaper · censor · shelve · scrap · headline · deadline · newsroom
rail
Horizontal support bar
hammer · gauge · sleeper · ballast · plate · anchor · railway · driven · golden · ceremonial
inflorescence
Plant's complete bloom arrangement
umbel · lavender · wheat · gladiolus · salvia · grain · ear · head · stalk · bloom
touchdown
Six-point gridiron play
- endzoneFootball field's scoring rectangle
- celebrateHonor through festivity
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
slam · ground · quarterback · NFL
neuron
Impulse-conducting cell
firing · neural · nerve · synapse · membrane · depolarization · threshold · axon
- Volleyballvolleyball rules, beach volleyball, indoor volleyball, setter, hitter
- piercingpierce, piercing, puncture, puncturing, stab
- protrusionsbump, bulge, knob, lump, nub
- quantity changesincrease, decrease, rise, fall, gain
- sharp/pointy thingssharp, pointed, thorn, needle, prickly
- temperature changestemperature drop, heat waves, temperature rise, cold snaps, temperature swing
spikeplateau
Flat highland area
gradual decline · level off · taper · stabilize · even out
spikeflat surface
Level, even area
smooth · indentation · groove · hollow · depression
- spike stripRoad hazard for vehicles
- road spikesTire-deflating barrier device
- spiky hairStiff upward-pointing strands
- spiked punchAlcohol added covertly to drink
- rail spikeLarge nail securing tracks
- voltage spikesSudden increases in current
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