Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a spike or some aspect of one.

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  • adjective resembling a spike

Etymologies

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spike +‎ -like

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Examples

  • Another was the hoat, a puma-sized predator that impaled its prey on spikelike teeth that grew horizontally from its expansive mouth and flattened jaws.

    Dirge Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2000

  • Aziz then turned to Yassin, who was sticking a long spikelike object through one of the holes he had drilled.

    Transfer of Power Vince Flynn 1999

  • Long stalactites menaced my head, and nasty little spikelike formations underfoot threatened to impale me if I should slip and fall.

    Perseus Spur May, Julian, 1931- 1998

  • Aziz then turned to Yassin, who was sticking a long spikelike object through one of the holes he had drilled.

    Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #1 Vince Flynn 1997

  • Position these spikelike poles at about 30-40 cm intervals in a band about 2 meters wide for a barrier to elephants.

    8: Plant protection and pest control 1996

  • In all species, the males are smaller than the females and bear tiny spikelike horns.

    26 Mouse Deer 1991

  • Maize's large seeds and spikelike emergence gives it the best clod-handling ability of the reference crops.

    Chapter 8 1981

  • Maize, millet, and sorghum push thorugh the soil with spikelike tips which aid emergence.

    Chapter 8 1981

  • It was now near the end of the day and the time he reached the first spikelike branch which gave him an opportunity to rest, the sun was preparing its pyrotechnics of Florida eventide.

    The Plunderer Henry Oyen 1902

  • "Another was the hoat, a puma-sized predator that impaled its prey on spikelike teeth that grew horizontally from its expansive mouth and flattened jaws.

    Dirge Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2000

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