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Pikes

noun
Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounA very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
2.nounA sharp point, such as that of the weapon.
3.nounA large haycock.
4.nounAny carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
5.nounA position with the knees straight and a tight bend at the hips with the torso folded over the legs, usually part of a jack-knife.
6.nounA pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe.
7.nounEspecially in place names: a hill or mountain, particularly one with a sharp peak or summit.
"Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England."
8.nounA pick, a pickaxe.
9.nounA hayfork.
10.nounA penis.
11.nounShort for turnpike.
"There is heavy traffic on the Mass Pike"
12.nounA gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller from any ethnic background; a pikey.

Synonyms

northern pikethruwaymotorwaythroughwayexpresswayfreewaysuperhighwaystate highwaygarnikoparsrailways

Rhymes With

strikesspikesyikesdikesturnpikestykesshrikesmikes
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