plural of golden spike

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

(cognitive science) A binary waveform representation of neuronal activity, where an action potential is represented as a single 1 separated from others by a stream of zeros.

(rail transport, US) A type of large nail that fixes a railway line to a sleeper.

plural of spike strip

A device consisting of a portable bed of nails used by police and armed forces to puncture car tires.

(transitive) to cause to become spiky / (intransitive) to become spiky / (intransitive) to increase sharply

(historical, weaponry) A small blade or spike on the rear end of a spear, used as a counter-balance and as backup if the spear broke.

A strongly aromatic species of lavender, Lavandula latifolia, native to the Mediterranean.

plural of spike oil