| panicle | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. panicle | compound raceme or branched cluster of flowers. |
| ~ raceme | usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first. |
| spike | | |
| n. (event) | 1. spike | a transient variation in voltage or current. |
| ~ electrical discharge | a discharge of electricity. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. spike | sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes.; "spikes provide greater traction" |
| ~ climbing iron, crampon, crampoon, climber | an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing. |
| ~ piton | a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold. |
| ~ pricket | a sharp metal spike to hold a candle. |
| ~ shoe | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material. |
| ~ sports equipment | equipment needed to participate in a particular sport. |
| n. (plant) | 3. capitulum, ear, spike | fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn. |
| ~ corn, indian corn, maize, zea mays | tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times. |
| ~ mealie | an ear of corn. |
| ~ fruit | the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant. |
| n. (plant) | 4. spike | (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis. |
| ~ phytology, botany | the branch of biology that studies plants. |
| ~ inflorescence | the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk. |
| ~ spadix | the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe. |
| n. (event) | 5. spike | a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline.; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor" |
| ~ rise | a growth in strength or number or importance. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. spike, spike heel, stiletto heel | a very high narrow heel on women's shoes. |
| ~ heel | the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. spike | 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" |
| ~ gaff | a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock. |
| ~ point | sharp end.; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. spike | a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur). |
| ~ projection | any structure that branches out from a central support. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. spike | a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal).; "one of the spikes impaled him" |
| ~ implement | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end. |
| n. (artifact) | 10. spike, spindle | any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object.; "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order" |
| ~ holding device | a device for holding something. |
| n. (artifact) | 11. spike | a large stout nail.; "they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie" |
| ~ nail | a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener. |
| v. (social) | 12. spike | stand in the way of. |
| ~ banish, bar, relegate | expel, as if by official decree.; "he was banished from his own country" |
| v. (contact) | 13. empale, impale, spike, transfix | pierce with a sharp stake or point.; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" |
| ~ pierce, thrust | penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument. |
| ~ pin | pierce with a pin.; "pin down the butterfly" |
| ~ spear | pierce with a spear.; "spear fish" |
| v. (contact) | 14. spike | secure with spikes. |
| ~ fasten, fix, secure | cause to be firmly attached.; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" |
| v. (change) | 15. spike, spike out | bring forth a spike or spikes.; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| v. (change) | 16. fortify, lace, spike | add alcohol to (beverages).; "the punch is spiked!" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (change) | 17. spike | manifest a sharp increase.; "the voltage spiked" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
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