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- [pahyk]
- /paɪk/
- /paɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahyk]
- /paɪk/
Definitions of pike word
- noun plural pike any of several large, slender, voracious freshwater fishes of the genus Esox, having a long, flat snout: the blue pike of the Great Lakes is now extinct. 1
- noun plural pike any of various superficially similar fishes, as the walleye or pikeperch. 1
- noun pike James Albert, 1913–69, U.S. Protestant Episcopal clergyman, lawyer, and author. 1
- noun pike Zebulon Montgomery [zeb-yoo-luh n] /ˈzɛb yʊ lən/ (Show IPA), 1779–1813, U.S. general and explorer. 1
- verb with object pike to pierce, wound, or kill with or as with a pike. 1
- idioms pike come down the pike, Informal. to appear or come forth: the greatest idea that ever came down the pike. 1
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Origin of pike
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English; so called from its pointed snout (see pike5)
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Parts of speech for Pike
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pike popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pike usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pike
noun pike
- alp — (in the European Alps) an area of pasture above the valley bottom but below the mountain peaks
- butte — an isolated steep-sided flat-topped hill
- byway — A byway is a small road which is not used by many cars or people.
- cobblestone — Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets.
- crag — A crag is a steep rocky cliff or part of a mountain.
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