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  1. Spike
    [musician] Spike (born as Jonathan Gray in Newcastle upon Tyne) sometimes also known as Spike Gray, is an English rock frontman, songwriter and vocalist most famous for his times with The Quireboys with whom he has released four studio albums to date. ==Biography== Gray grew up in Northern E...
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  2. Spike
    [shoe] Result was Keep. — Caknuck 05:16, 11 May 2007 (UTC) ===Norton 360=== ...
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  3. Spike
    [missile] Spike is a fourth generation man-portable fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile with tandem-charged HEAT warhead, developed and designed by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and in service with a number of nations. As well as engaging and destroying targets wit...
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  4. Spike
    [Welsh guitarist] Mark Williams more commonly known as Spike or Spike Williams is a Welsh guitarist and co-founder of South Wales` record label, Z Block Records. He was a member of the Cardiff-based band Reptile Ranch. ==Career history== In May 1979, Z Block set up a base in Splott, Cardiff,...
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  5. spike
    (jargon) To defeat a selection mechanism by introducing a (sometimes temporary) device that forces a specific result. The word is used in several industries; telephone engineers refer to spiking a relay by inserting a pin to hold the relay in either the closed or open state, and railroaders refer to...
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  6. Spike
    [stagecraft] In stagecraft, a spike is a marking, usually made with a piece of tape (although some houses (theatres) use paint pens), put on or around the stage. This marking is used to show the correct position for set pieces, furniture, actors and other items which move during the course o...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spike_(stagecraft)

  7. Spike
    [Marvel Comics] Spike and The Spike are the names of several fictional characters in Marvel Comics. Recent characters of this name have had similar powers to generate projectile spikes, possibly inspired by Spyke from X-Men: Evolution. The Spike is a character in the X-Statix series from Mar...
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  8. Spike
    [video gaming] In online video games (especially MMORPGs), the term spike is generally used to describe a tactic in which a player or group of players deals a large amount of damage to a target simultaneously. This term is derived from "damage spike", which is an abrupt, sharp increase in da...
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  9. Spike
    [Agata album] Spike is the first solo album by Japanese guitarist Agata of the band Melt-Banana. It was released on Tzadik in May 2004. The album consists mainly of solo guitar and sound effects. Agata is known for creating strange soundscapes with his guitar and often sounds nothing like a ...
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  10. Spike
    [company] ==Games developed== ==Games published in Japan== ...
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  11. Spike
    Short pulse of voltage or current - usually undesirable.
    Found op http://www.windmill.co.uk/glossary.html

  12. spike
    [n] - (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis 2. [n] - a transient variation in voltage or current 3. [n] - a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall 4. [n] - a long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) 5. [n] ...
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  1. SPIKE
    Science Planning Intelligent Knowledge-Based Environment [STScI]
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  2. Spike
    To mark on the stage or rehearsal floor the placement of set pieces.
    Found op http://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/technical/glossaryoftheatreterms.htm

  3. Spike
    A large, rapid and short-lived rise or fall in the price of a... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/spike.htm?id=13023&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of spike'>more</a>
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  4. Spike
    Series of anti-tank guided missiles [IL]
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  5. Spike
    A spike is simply a large nail.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20935

  6. Spike
    Spike noun [ Akin to LG. spiker , spieker , a large nail, Dutch spijker , Swedish spik , Danish spiger , Icelandic spīk ; all perhaps from Latin spica a point, an ear of grain; but in the sense o...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/164

  7. Spike
    Spike transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Spiked ; present participle & verbal noun Spiking .] 1. To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike down pl...
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  8. Spike
    Spike noun [ Confer German spieke , Latin spica an ear of grain. See Spikenard .] (Botany) Spike lavender. See Lavender . Oil of spike (Chemistry) , a colorless or yellowish aromatic oil extracted...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/164

  9. spike
    An unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are without stalks. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?spike

  10. spike
    noun sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; `spikes provide greater traction`
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  11. spike
    noun a transient variation in voltage or current
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  12. spike
    noun (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
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  13. spike
    verb bring forth a spike or spikes; `my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now`
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