Spike
Spike noun - A long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal).
Tip
Tip noun - The last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow.
Usage example: the tip of a knitting needle
How words are described
| human | human spike | human tip |
| long | long spike | long tip |
| straight | straight spike | straight tip |
| single | single spike | single tip |
| Other adjectives: sharp, massive, large, great, bad, black, sharpened, final, broken, tremendous, random, golden, barbed, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The Shish-Ka-Boom: A telemetry spike default tip combined with a detonator module.
Source: Game Breaker / Survival Horror -
The Combat Tentacles with the spike on the tip in Ecco the Dolphin , which latch on and stay there for a while.
Source: Personal Space Invader -
SpaceGodzilla, has two massive spikes on his shoulders, a crown-like spike on his head, and several small spikes at the tip of his tail.
Source: Spikes of Villainy
Cite this Source
Tip and Spike. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/spike/tip
Spike & Tip. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/spike/tip>.
Tip or Spike. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/spike/tip.
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