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- US Pronunciation
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- [hand spahyk]
- /hænd spaɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hand spahyk]
- /hænd spaɪk/
Definition of hand-spike word
- noun hand-spike a bar used as a lever. 1
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Origin of hand-spike
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Dutch handspaak (see hand, spoke2), with -spaak replaced by spike1
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Parts of speech for Hand-spike
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hand-spike popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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