pike
noun
any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout.
pikes
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pluralof pike.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She added: “Probably done 100 Yurchenko double pikes, and the first one and then the last one I’ve done, they all feel the same — scary.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024
Wooden pikes floated up next to store windows.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2023
One gun did not give its possessor an advantage in battle over opponents armed with swords, pikes, or lances.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Before every event, players serving as “reeves” — a sort of referee — conduct a weapons check to make sure the swords, pikes, arrows and other implements comply with strict safety requirements.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2018
The captain-general’s tent was made of cloth-of-gold/and surrounded by a ring of pikes topped with gilded skulls.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
