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What is the noun for pike?

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pike
  1. A very long thrusting spear used two-handed by infantry both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a counter-measure against cavalry assaults. The pike is not intended to be thrown.
  2. A sharp point, such as that of the weapon.
  3. Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
  4. A turnpike.
  5. A pointy extrusion at the toe of a shoe, found in old-fashioned footwear.
  6. (gymnastics, diving) A position with knees straight and a tight bend at the hips.
  7. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A hayfork.
  8. (obsolete) A pick.
  9. (derogatory) A gypsy, itinerant tramp, or traveller from any ethnic background.
  10. Synonyms:
      11. road, street, avenue, thoroughfare, route, roadway, way, highway, boulevard, drive, expressway, freeway, artery, turnpike, pass, drag, row, arterial, carriageway, trace, thruway, parkway, high road, path, passage, track, lane, pathway, superhighway, course, trail, line, throughway, interstate, main drag, main road, byway, subway, viaduct, crossroad, channel, dragway, motorway, back street, pavement, asphalt, direction, cobblestone, approach, parking lot … more
  11. Examples:
      12. “We followed the old pike that winded through the dense forest, leading us deeper into the wilderness.”
      “The soldier charged forward, brandishing his pike with a steady grip, ready to defend his kingdom.”
      “She carefully placed the decorative pike on top of the flagpole, its pointed end shining in the sunlight.”
piker
  1. (military, historical) A soldier armed with a pike, a pikeman.
  2. One who bets or gambles only with small amounts of money.
  3. A stingy person; a cheapskate.
  4. An amateur.
  5. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) One who refuses to go out with friends, or leaves a party early.
  6. (Australia, New Zealand, slang) One who pikes (quits or backs out of a promise).
  7. (US, dated) A male freshman at Cornell University.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. miser, tightwad, cheapskate, skinflint, scrooge, hunks, churl, penny-pincher, Scrooge, pinchpenny, moneygrubber, hoarder, pinchfist, stiff, cheapo, money-grubber, cheese-parer, meanie, penny pincher, screw, cheapie, curmudgeon, saver … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “He had a temperament too generous for his occupation as our county's leading piker.”
      “Not that that isn't fun, but I'm a first class piker who refuses to do it too much.”
      “I was the ultimate piker, early-nighter, spoil-sport, party-pooper, etc.”
pikeman
  1. A soldier armed with a pike.
  2. A person who operates a turnpike.
  3. A miner who works with a pick.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. pawn, soldier, infantry, chess piece
  5. Examples:
      6. “He was an unlimited supreme commander, but he also risked loss of blood along with his most humble pikeman.”
      “However, at most gates they would employ a pikeman to collect the tolls and would allow for this cost in their bid for the lease.”
      “A mob of armed men hurled itself around the corner, a pikeman with lowered point in the van.”
pikehead
  1. The head of a pike (the weapon)
  2. A type of mouthbrooder (fish) of the family Luciocephalidae.
pikestaff
  1. The wooden shaft of a pike.
  2. A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. lance, spear, pike, shaft, javelin, bayonet, trident, spike, spire, weapon, harpoon, pitchfork, blade, gaff, skewer, spar, halberd, bill, lancet, partizan, partisan, gar … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The reason for America's present activist foreign policy is as plain as a pikestaff and is known to everybody.”
      “It is characteristic of thoughtful people that they don't understand some things that to others are as plain as a pikestaff.”
      “Now there may be some at St. Blogs to whom it is plain as a pikestaff what the bishop needs to be doing.”
pike
  1. (now Britain regional) A mountain peak or summit.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. road, street, avenue, thoroughfare, route, roadway, way, highway, boulevard, drive, expressway, freeway, artery, turnpike, pass, drag, row, arterial, carriageway, trace, thruway, parkway, high road, path, passage, track, lane, pathway, superhighway, course, trail, line, throughway, interstate, main drag, main road, byway, subway, viaduct, crossroad, channel, dragway, motorway, back street, pavement, asphalt, direction, cobblestone, approach, parking lot … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “We followed the old pike that winded through the dense forest, leading us deeper into the wilderness.”
      “The soldier charged forward, brandishing his pike with a steady grip, ready to defend his kingdom.”
      “She carefully placed the decorative pike on top of the flagpole, its pointed end shining in the sunlight.”
pikestaffs
  1. plural of pikestaff
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lances, spears, pikes, shafts, javelins, tridents, spires, bayonets, spikes, weapons, harpoons, pitchforks, gaffs, blades, gars, spars, partisans, skewers, lancets, partizans, bills, halberds, quarterstaffs, staffs, cane, poles, rods, stick, bats, clubs, staves, truncheons, bos, scepters, sceptres, wands, nightsticks, kieries, baseball bats, billies, sjamboks, rungs, dandas, lathis, tipstaffs, maces, knobkerries, croziers, sap, blackjacks … more
pikestaves
  1. plural of pikestaff
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lances, spears, pikes, shafts, javelins, bayonets, tridents, spires, spikes, weapons, harpoons, pitchforks, blades, gaffs, spars, skewers, gars, partisans, lancets, partizans, bills, halberds, quarterstaves, staves, canes, poles, rods, sticks, bats, clubs, truncheons, bos, scepters, sceptres, wands, nightsticks, props, cudgels, batons, bludgeons, billies, rungs, lathis, maces, saps, blackjacks, shillalahs, waddies, bastinadoes, tipstaves … more
pikeheads
  1. plural of pikehead
pikemen
  1. plural of pikeman
  2. Synonyms:
      3. pawns, soldiers, infantries
  3. Examples:
      4. “He organised his troops, placing the shields before the pikemen and the spearmen.”
      “The re-enactments by members of the English Civil War Society will feature musketeers, pikemen and cavalry, with the occasional cannon shot.”
      “The firepower of an infantry company was increased by a third as the pikemen were phased out and issued with muskets and bayonets.”
pikers
  1. plural of piker
  2. Synonyms:
      3. misers, tightwads, cheapskates, skinflints, scrooges, hunkses, churls, penny-pinchers, pinchpennies, money-grubbers, pinchfists, hoarders, meanies, moneygrubbers, cheapos, stiffs, penny pinchers, curmudgeons, savers, cheapies, layabouts, idlers, loafers, lazybones, sluggards, shirkers, slugabeds, loungers, slackers, skivers, drones, slugs, slouches, deadbeats, laggards, malingerers, wasters, bums, wastrels, bludgers, slobs, scrimshankers, vagrants, beachcombers, faineants, timewasters, wanderers, slubberdegullions, do-nothings, good-for-nothings … more
pikes
  1. plural of pike
  2. Synonyms:
      3. roads, streets, avenues, thoroughfares, routes, roadways, ways, highways, boulevards, drives, expressways, freeways, arteries, turnpikes, passes, drag, rows, arterials, carriageways, trace, thruways, parkways, high roads, passages, paths, lanes, tracks, pathways, superhighways, courses, trails, lines, throughways, main roads, main drags, interstates, subways, byways, back streets, channels, crossroads, viaducts, motorways, toll roads, parking lots, cobblestones, asphalts, direction, pavement, approaches … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In piling arms, after the firelocks are properly fixed, the pikes are generally placed across the muzzles.”
      “Vast quantities of clothing, gunpowder, pikes, halberds, swords, and muskets poured out of the workshops of the metropolis.”
      “On all sides, ignoring him, barbarian mercenaries brandished their javelins, bows, pikes, two-edged swords.”
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