spike
noun
a naillike fastener, 3 to 12 inches (7.6 to 30.5 centimeters) long and proportionately thicker than a common nail, for fastening together heavy timbers or railroad track.
spikes
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present tense formof spike (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The findings offer a clearer biological explanation for why eating fat before carbohydrates may help reduce blood sugar spikes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
“It’s no surprise that at the end of the quarter, there’s spikes one way or another because people want to look good, people want to hedge their losses,” Lescure said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
And yet, despite a crisis of power outages, severe fuel shortages and dramatic price spikes, life in Cuba goes on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The recent sudden spikes in fuel prices are making it trickier.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The first day of school Mami walked me to a stone building that loomed over Graham Avenue, its concrete yard enclosed by an iron fence with spikes at the top.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
