Phrase Hound found 18 phrases and 21 compound words that contain pikes. The most common are listed below. Open pikes in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 18
- Pikes PeakA mountain, a fourteener in El Paso County, Colorado, United States, named after Zebulon Pike.
- northern pikesplural of northern pike: A species of pike, Esox lucius.
- boarding pikesplural of boarding pike: A pike (weapon) used in boarding an enemy ship, or in defending it when attacked.
- fire pikesplural of fire pike: A flaming lance, more commonly used in sea battles; sometimes used as a distress signal.
- half-pikesplural of half-pike: A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon
- mackerel pikesplural of mackerel pike: Any of several species of fish in the family Scomberesocidae, sauries.
- sea pikesplural of sea pike: The garfish or needlefish, Belone belone.
- Amur pikesplural of Amur pike: A species of pike fish, Esox reichertii, native to the Amur River system in east Asia, as well as freshwater habitats on the island of Sakhalin.
- passed the pikessimple past and past participle of pass the pikes
- passing the pikespresent participle and gerund of pass the pikes
- passed through the pikessimple past and past participle of pass through the pikes
- passing through the pikespresent participle and gerund of pass through the pikes
- blackspotted pikesplural of blackspotted pike: Synonym of Amur pike (Esox reichertii).
- pass the pikesTo endure a difficult or unpleasant ordeal.
- morris-pikesplural of morris-pike: A long pike at the time believed to have been of Moorish origin.
- passes the pikesthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass the pikes: To endure a difficult or unpleasant ordeal.
- pass through the pikesAlternative form of pass the pikes: To endure a difficult or unpleasant ordeal.
- passes through the pikesthird-person singular simple present indicative of pass through the pikes: To endure a difficult or unpleasant ordeal.
Compound words 21
- turnpikesplural of turnpike: A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of animals, but admitting a person to pass between the arms.
- aerospikesplural of aerospike: Any of several forms of rocket engine having specialized nozzles.
- backspikesplural of backspike: A spike protruding from the back of an axe.
- despikesthird-person singular simple present indicative of despike: To remove spikes (noise) from data or a graph
- dogspikesplural of dogspike: A spike with a slightly altered head shape for easier extraction when the spike has become too loose in the sleeper.
- fruitspikesplural of fruitspike: An inflorescence of fruit in the form of a spike
- garpikesplural of garpike: A gar or garfish:
- halfpikesplural of halfpike: A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry, sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon
- handspikesplural of handspike: A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
- marlinspikesplural of marlinspike: A tool, consisting of a pointed metal spike, used to manipulate the strands of rope or cable when knotting and splicing.