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- [pahyk]
- /paɪk/
- /paɪkt /
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- [pahyk]
- /paɪk/
Definitions of piked word
- noun piked a shafted weapon having a pointed head, formerly used by infantry. 1
- verb with object piked to pierce, wound, or kill with or as with a pike. 1
- verb without object piked to go, leave, or move along quickly. 1
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Origin of piked
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
1505-15; < Middle French pique, feminine variant of pic pick2 < Germanic. See pike5, pique1
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Parts of speech for Piked
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
piked popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
piked usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for piked
adj piked
- a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- a1 — in good health; physically fit
- acuminous — keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.
- acute — An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'café'.
- mucronate — having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
adjective piked
- arrowlike — resembling an arrow
- choicest — an act or instance of choosing; selection: Her choice of a computer was made after months of research. His parents were not happy with his choice of friends.
- edged — having an edge or edges (often used in combination): dull-edged; a two-edged sword.
- excellent — Used to indicate approval or pleasure.
- quality — an essential or distinctive characteristic, property, or attribute: the chemical qualities of alcohol.
Antonyms for piked
adjective piked
- indistinguished — (archaic) indistinct.