Spike vs. Spine — What's the Difference?

A long, thick, sharp-pointed piece of wood or metal.

A series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the small of the back, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen; the backbone

A heavy nail.

The part of a book's jacket or cover that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's name.

A sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall.

Any hard, pointed defensive projection or structure, such as a prickle of a hedgehog, a spike-like projection on a sea urchin, a sharp ray in a fish's fin, or a spike on the stem of a plant.

A thin, sharp-pointed vertical rod for impaling papers; a spindle.

A linear pay scale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions.

An elongate unbranched inflorescence with sessile flowers.

A tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano

A thorn or spine.

The spinal column of a vertebrate.

A tuft of hair that is stiffened, as with hair spray or soap, into a point.

(Zoology) Any of various pointed projections, processes, or appendages of animals.

(Slang) A hypodermic needle.

A strong, sharp-pointed outgrowth derived from a leaf or leaf part.

One of several sharp metal projections set in the sole or in the sole and heel of an athletic shoe for grip.

Any of various similar sharp structures, such as a thorn.

Spikes A pair of athletic shoes having such projections.

The hinged back of a book.

Spikes A pair of spike heels.

The crest of a ridge.

An unbranched antler of a young deer.

Strength of character; courage or willpower.

A young mackerel of small size, usually 15 centimeters (6 inches) or less in length.

A series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a human, or from the head to the tail of an animal, enclosing the spinal cord and providing support for the thorax and abdomen.

A sharp rise followed by a sharp decline in a graph or in the tracing of a scientific instrument.

(figurative) Courage or assertiveness.

A sharp momentary increase in voltage or electric current.

Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.

A sudden steep increase in prices.

The narrow, bound edge of a book that encloses the inner edges of the pages, facing outwards when the book is on a shelf and typically bearing the title and the author's and publisher's name.

(Sports) The act of driving a volleyball at a sharp angle into the opponent's court by jumping near the net and hitting the ball down hard from above.

A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needlelike structure on an animal, shell, or plant.

(Football) The act of slamming the ball to the ground after succeeding in an important play, as after scoring a touchdown.

(botany) The heartwood of trees.

(Football) The act of deliberately throwing the ball to the ground as an incomplete pass in order to stop the game clock.

(neuroscience) dendritic spine.

An ear of grain, as of wheat.

A linear payscale operated by some large organizations that allows flexibility for local and specific conditions.

(Botany) A usually elongated, unbranched inflorescence with stalkless flowers arranged along an axis.

(geology) A tall mass of viscous lava extruded from a volcano.

To secure or provide with a spike.

The stiffness of an arrow.

To shape into spikes.

A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.

To impale, pierce, or injure with a spike.

A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an animal.

To injure with spiked shoes, especially when sliding in baseball.

The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; - so called from the projecting processes upon the vertebræ.

To put an end to; terminate

Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.

To add alcoholic liquor to

The series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord;

To add a poison or other chemical to

Any pointed projection

To add flavor or spice to

A sharp-pointed tip on a stem or leaf

To add excitement or vitality to

A sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

(Sports) To hit (a volleyball) in a spike.

(Football) To throw (the ball) to the ground in a spike.

To render (a muzzleloading gun) useless by driving a spike into the vent.

To manifest or undergo a sudden increase in (something) followed by a sharp decrease

To manifest or undergo a sudden increase followed by a sharp decrease

A sort of very large nail.

A piece of pointed metal etc. set with points upward or outward.

(by extension) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.

An ear of corn or grain.

(botany) A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.

A running shoe with spikes in the sole to provide grip.

A sharp peak in a graph.

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.

The rod-like protrusion from a woman's high-heeled shoe that elevates the heel.

A long nail for storing papers by skewering them; (by extension) the metaphorical place where rejected newspaper articles are sent.

(volleyball) An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.

(zoology) An adolescent male deer.

The casual ward of a workhouse.

Spike lavender.

Synonym of endpin.

(theater) A mark indicating where a prop or other item should be placed on stage.

A small project that uses the simplest possible program to explore potential solutions.

To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.

To set or furnish with spikes.

To embed nails into (a tree) so that any attempt to cut it down will damage equipment or injure people.

To fix on a spike.

To discard; to decide not to publish or make public.

To increase sharply.

To covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance into a drink.

To add a small amount of one substance to another.

(volleyball) To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.

(military) To render (a gun) unusable by driving a metal spike into its touch hole.

To slam the football to the ground, usually in celebration of scoring a touchdown, or to stop expiring time on the game clock after snapping the ball as to save time for the losing team to attempt to score the tying or winning points.

(slang) To inject a drug with a syringe.

A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.

Anything resembling such a nail in shape.

An ear of corn or grain.

A kind of flower cluster in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.

Spike lavender. See Lavender.

To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks.

To set or furnish with spikes.

To fix on a spike.

To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike nail, or the like into it.

A transient variation in voltage or current

Sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes;

Fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

(botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis

A sharp rise followed by a sharp decline;

A sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall

A long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)

Any holding device consisting of a long sharp-pointed object

A long metal nail

Stand in the way of

Pierce with a sharp stake or point;

Secure with spikes

Bring forth a spike or spikes;

Add alcohol beverages

Manifest a sharp increase;