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a transient variation in voltage or current sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction" ear: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis stand in the way of a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline; "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor" transfix: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall secure with spikes a long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) bring forth a spike or spikes; "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now" any holding device consisting of a sharp-pointed object add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!" a long metal nail manifest a sharp increase; "the voltage spiked"
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| spiral bandage |
an oblique bandage in which successive turns overlap preceding turns
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| spirillum |
spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form
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| Spirillum minus |
ratbite fever bacterium: a bacterium causing ratbite fever
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| spirit |
the vital principle or animating force within living things the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings emotional state: the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" intent: the intended meaning of a communication liveliness: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" heart: an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart" infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up"
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