Spike
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spike Spike could mean:
Nail , especially one more than 100mm (4 inches) longRail spikes used to secure railroad rails to the wooden tiesSpiked shoes worn by athletes, which provide more traction (similar to cleats)
An adolescent male deer or male elk
The Spike is a widely used nickname for the Spire of Dublin , a massive needle-like structure erected in Dublin in 2003
Spike TV , a cable network that caters to a young male demographic (originally known as TNN, The National Network, or The Nashville Network)Spike missile , an Israel-developed anti-tank guided missile Spike bayonet , chiefly used on early musketsVoltage spike , or electrical surgeThe action potential which transmits signals along a nerve axon is often called a spike
Spike is a botanical term for an unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence with sessile flowers arranged along the axis
Spike (company) , a video game companyMedia with Spike in the title include:
A number of famous people are named Spike, including:
Spike, a newcomer Romanian rapper promoted by Parazitii
Spike Lee , a filmmakerSpike Jonze , a filmmakerSpike Jones , a satiristSpike Milligan , a satiristSpike Robinson , a jazz musicianSpike Slawson , a punk vocalist and bassist of the Swinging Utters and Me First and the Gimme GimmesMatt Hyson (aka Spike Dudley), former professional wrestler Spike (porn star) , a gay pornography actorSpike Feresten , television writer and talk show hostSpike Xavier , Lead Singer of Nu-Metal band Corporate Avenger Spike , a Welsh musician, co-founder of Z Block Records, Reptile Ranch and WeekendSpike O'Donnell , famous Irish/American gangster from ChicagoA number of fictional characters have been named Spike, including:
Spike, a main playable character in the Ape Escape video game series
Spike Spiegel , from the Japanese anime Cowboy Bebop Spike (Buffyverse) , a vampire Spike, Fonzie 's cousin in Happy Days
Spike Fumo , in Spike of Bensonhurst Christine "Spike" Nelson , in the Degrassi Spike Thomson , in Press Gang Spike, a member of the Screws Gang in Medabots
Spike, a dragon character from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Spike Lester , a character on the soap opera Passions The Spike (Marvel Comics) , a member of the X-Statix
Spike Freeman , another character in Marvel Comics' X-Statix/X-ForceSpike (The Land Before Time) , a young stegosaurus in The Land Before Time "Spike" Stoker, a supporting character from Jasper Fforde 's Thursday Next books
Joshua "Spike" Cohen, a Jew from Tom Robbins ' novel Skinny Legs and All
Spike, a character originating in Super Mario Bros. 3 mace balls at the player
Spike, the boss of the Midday Gardens world in the Spyro: Year of the Dragon video game
Spike, a character in the DC Comics comic book Sugar and Spike
Spike Lavery , a character on All My Children , he the son Kendall and RyanFather Spike , a high-church parish priest who is mentioned in C.S. Lewis ' book The Screwtape Letters Spike, Roger Wilco 's alien pet in Space Quest V: The Next Mutation
Spike, a porcupine from the movie Over the Hedge
Spike Witwicky , a character from the Transformers Spike (NX Files) , a fictional character in an action-adventure web-show called NX Files Michelangelo 'Spike' Scarlatti , a fictional character in the Canadian TV series Flashpoint A number of cartoon dogs have been named Spike:
As a place name , Spike may refer to:
In sports , Spike may refer to:
A spike is an offensive attack in volleyball
Spiking in American football is to throw the ball forcefully and intentionally into the groundIn Track and Field and cross country running , spiking an opponent (or sometimes, inadvertently, a team mate) is to kick them with the metal spikes in the bottom of the runner's shoe
