plural of rail spike

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spike someone's guns

A lightweight shoe with spikes screwed into its bottom in order to maximize traction (and therefore performance) when running or jumping.

A fast, short duration surge (overvoltage) in the electric potential of a circuit; a power surge.

plural of spike moss

Any of various simple vascular plants, of the family Selaginellaceae, that resemble mosses and produce spores.

(obsolete, nautical) A platform before the mizzenmast of a vessel, used in Arctic voyages so that a sailor standing on it can see further ahead and pilot the ship out of the ice.

plural of spike plank

(rail transport) A type of large nail with an offset head used to fasten a rail or base plate to a wooden railroad tie/sleeper.

(rail transport) Alternative form of dogspike.