oil of spike

(obsolete, nautical) A platform before the mizzenmast of a vessel, used in Arctic voyages so that a sailor standing on it can see further ahead and pilot the ship out of the ice.

plural of spike plank

(rail transport) A type of large nail with an offset head used to fasten a rail or base plate to a wooden railroad tie/sleeper.

(virology) A protein used to bind or connect membranes together, such as a transmembrane link between a virus and a cell.

plural of spike protein

plural of spike heel

A very tall, narrow heel on a shoe. / A shoe with such a heel.

(UK, slang, obsolete) The Queen's Bench Prison in south London, England.

(informal) Synonym of spike a temperature