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One of the remarkable things about my career is that it has been marked by steady, incremental progress. No sudden spikes up, and no sudden downfalls, either.
Phil Hartman

Meaning of "spikes" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPIKES

spikes  [ˈspaɪks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPIKES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spikes is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPIKES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of spikes in the English dictionary

The definition of spikes in the dictionary is shoes with metal projections on the sole and heel for greater traction, as used by athletes.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPIKES


aquatics
əˈkwætɪks
basics
ˈbeɪsɪks
classics
ˈklæsɪks
comics
ˈkɒmɪks
cosmetics
kɒzˈmetɪks
dislikes
ˈdɪsˌlaɪks
electronics
ɪlɛkˈtrɒnɪks
fix
fɪks
forensics
fəˈrɛnsɪks
graphics
ˈɡræfɪks
lyrics
ˈlɪrɪks
mathematics
ˌmæθəˈmætɪks
matrix
ˈmeɪtrɪks
mix
mɪks
phoenix
ˈfiːnɪks
politics
ˈpɒlɪtɪks
remix
riːˈmɪks
six
sɪks
statistics
stəˈtɪstɪks
sweepstakes
ˈswiːpˌsteɪks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPIKES

spik
spike
spike heel
spike heels
spike lavender
spike someone´s guns
spike-rush
spiked
spikefish
spikelet
spikelike
spikenard
spiker
spikery
spikier
spikiest
spikily
spikiness
spiky
spile

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPIKES

ABS brakes
cornflakes
cylikes
dukes
Fawkes
Great Lakes
high stakes
jakes
kylikes
Lakes
likes
no great shakes
Parkes
pull up stakes
raise the stakes
stakes
stokes
wakes
Wilkes
yikes

Synonyms and antonyms of spikes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SPIKES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «spikes» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of spikes
adulterate · barb · bristle · contaminate · cut · dope · drug · impale · lace · nail · pin · point · prickle · prong · spear · spine · spit · spur · stake · stick · thorn · tine

Translation of «spikes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPIKES

Find out the translation of spikes to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spikes from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spikes» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尖峰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

picos
570 millions of speakers

English

spikes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

spikes
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التموج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шипы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

spikes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্পাইক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pointes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paku
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spikes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スパイク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스파이크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mancep
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூர்முனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पाइक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çiviler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

picchi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolce
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шипи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piroane
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αιχμές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spykers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spikar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pigger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spikes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIKES»

The term «spikes» is very widely used and occupies the 15.313 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIKES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spikes» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spikes» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about spikes

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10 QUOTES WITH «SPIKES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word spikes.
1
Lois Capps
In addition, for almost a year now I have been urging the President, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate suspicious gas price spikes.
2
Ty Cobb
The base paths belonged to me, the runner. The rules gave me the right. I always went into a bag full speed, feet first. I had sharp spikes on my shoes. If the baseman stood where he had no business to be and got hurt, that was his fault.
3
Willie Geist
In a tradition second in wonderful absurdity only to 60-year-old baseball managers wearing uniforms and spikes in the dugout, golf spectators come dressed ready to play 18.
4
Grimes
Miami is just really fun whenever I go there. It's like this post-apocalyptic Barbie world: everything is pink, and there're palm trees everywhere. But then there are also all these people in crazy sunglasses, warehouses with sick parties where all the girls are covered in spikes and black leather. It's a very weird place.
5
Phil Hartman
One of the remarkable things about my career is that it has been marked by steady, incremental progress. No sudden spikes up, and no sudden downfalls, either.
6
Bernhard Langer
Every player has the option to have metal spikes or other spikes or whatever they feel most comfortable in.
7
Bernhard Langer
You can get some spiked up greens even with no metal spikes, it just depends.
8
Bernhard Langer
If you drag your shoe a bit those plastic spikes or rubber spikes can be almost as bad as metal spikes.
9
Francois Lelord
Eros is not tranquil - it gives us spikes of happiness rather than a constant feeling of wellbeing. It's the love we feel at the beginning of a love affair and corresponds to the expression 'falling in love' since it is as involuntary an impulse as a physical fall.
10
Jon Lester
No matter what you do in the offseason, you can't simulate putting spikes on and standing in the grass and being around your teammates. When you're around your teammates, you step it up a notch. It's just kind of instinctive you do that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIKES»

Discover the use of spikes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spikes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Spikes: A Novel
A novel set on the minor league golf circuit follows a has-been twentysomething golfer on a last-ditch tour through the South.
Michael Griffith, 2001
2
Man on Spikes
In a preface to this new edition, Eliot Asinof reveals the longsuffering ballplayer and friend upon which the novel is based.
Eliot Asinof, 1998
3
Continuous Spikes and Waves During Slow Sleep
This book collects the results of clinical experience and research, as well as the opionions of the specialists who have studied in depth several rare and complex syndromes associated with "Continuous Spikes and Waves During Slow Sleep", ...
Anne Beaumanoir, 1995
4
Red Spikes
RED SPIKES - ten stabs to the heart. Ten tales to jab and poke - at your darkest fears, your secret desires. Margo Lanagan's short stories take place in worlds not quite our own, and yet each one illuminates what it is to be human.
Margo Lanagan, 2008
5
Horns, Tails, Spikes, and Claws
Mix-and-match images of monsters invite readers to turn die-cut spreads to flip and mix monsters to create different combinations. On board pages.
J. Elizabeth Mills, 2012
6
Dynamic Brain - from Neural Spikes to Behaviors: 12th ...
This volume contains invited and contributed papers presented at the 12th edition of the International Summer School on Neural Networks "Eduardo R. Caianiello," co-organized by the RIKEN BSI (Japan) and the Department of Physics of the U- ...
Maria Marinaro, Silvia Scarpetta, Yoko Yamaguchi, 2008
7
Larchmont
Larchmont has always been distinguished from other settlements north of New York City by its thirteen acres of public-access shoreline and glaciated coast on Long Island Sound.
Judith Doolin Spikes, 2003
8
Animal Spikes and Spines. Rebecca Rissman
These highly-illustrated books provide an overview of core curriculum areas for Key Stage 1. They can be used in the library by children, or in the classroom by teachers to introduce a curriculum topic.
Rebecca Rissman, 2012
9
Dinosaur Spikes and Necks
Spiky. Dinosaurs. Spikes helped dinosaurs protect themselves from predators who wanted to eat them. Predators would not like to chomp down on spikes! Spikes could also be used as weapons in a fight against another dinosaur.
Joanne Mattern, 2005
10
Spikes, Decisions, and Actions: The Dynamical Foundations of ...
Nonlinear dynamical modelling can be used to understand and explain neural phenomena at many different levels, including - ion-currents and action potentials; short - and long - term memory; visual hallucinations; neural synchronization; ...
Hugh Reid Wilson, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIKES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spikes is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Former Patriot Brandon Spikes pleads guilty in hit-and-run crash
Former New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes was sentenced to a year of probation after pleading guilty on Wednesday in a hit-and-run crash that ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
2
To Slow Jumpers, White House Fence Getting Spikier Spikes
While the Secret Service tries to figure out a permanent way to stop intruders, the White House fence is getting new topping of sharp metal spikes beginning ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»
3
Arkansas OF Andrew Benintendi wins 2015 Golden Spikes Award
University of Arkansas outfielder Andrew Benintendi has been named the 2015 Golden Spikes Award winner, USA Baseball announced. The Golden Spikes ... «CBSSports.com, Jun 15»
4
Ex-Patriots LB Brandon Spikes' AFC title ring appears on eBay …
Spikes' name and number appear on the ring and the auction includes an appraisal that says the 14-karat white gold ring is valued at $18,000. The ring also has ... «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»
5
Brandon Spikes charged in Foxborough crash
Former New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes was issued a citation charging him with speeding and driving negligently before he allegedly crashed ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
6
Police: Spikes caused crash prior to abandoning vehicle
FOXBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — Massachusetts State Police have issued a citation charging former New England Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes in connection ... «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, Jun 15»
7
Patriots release Brandon Spikes as police probe car crash
The Patriots on Monday released Spikes, the team said. Spikes played for the Patriots from 2010, when he was drafted in the second round out of Florida, ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
8
Patriots release LB Brandon Spikes
The New England Patriots released linebacker Brandon Spikes on Monday morning after his damaged car was found abandoned on I-495 in Foxborough, ... «ESPN, Jun 15»
9
Secret Service preps to add spikes to White House fence
Authorities are preparing to add 7-inch steel spikes to the top of the fence to deter climbers. The actual installation work won't begin until this summer, but ... «CNN, May 15»
10
Spikes Worn in First Sub-4:00 Mile to be Auctioned
The spikes Roger Bannister wore to run the first sub-4:00 mile will be sold at auction in London in September. The auctioneer, Christie's, estimates the spikes ... «Runner's World Newswire, May 15»

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