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spike noun

  /spaɪk/
  • An ear of corn or grain.
  • (botany) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.
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  • A sort of very large nail.
  • (by extension) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
  • A surge in power or in the price of a commodity, etc.; any sudden and brief change that would be represented by a sharp peak on a graph.
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