spike lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes "spikes provide greater traction"
• a large stout nail "they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie"
• any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order"
• a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) "one of the spikes impaled him"
• a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)
• a transient variation in voltage or current
• a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"
• (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
• fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
• each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves) "the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game" "golfers' spikes damage the putting greens"