(n): a discharge of electricity
(n): sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes
(n): equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
(n): fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
(n): the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
(n): (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
(n): the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk
(n): a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline
(n): a growth in strength or number or importance
(n): a very high narrow heel on women's shoes
(n): the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
(n): each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)
(n): sharp end
(n): a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)
(n): any structure that branches out from a central support
(n): a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)
(n): instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
(n): any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object
(n): a device for holding something
(n): a large stout nail
(n): a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
(v): stand in the way of
(v): expel, as if by official decree
(v): pierce with a sharp stake or point
(v): penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
(v): secure with spikes
(v): cause to be firmly attached
(v): bring forth a spike or spikes
(v): grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
(v): add alcohol to (beverages)
(v): cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
(v): manifest a sharp increase
(v): become bigger or greater in amount
