the act of changing location in an upward direction | sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes |
increase in price or value | a large stout nail |
the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises | any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object |
the amount a salary is increased | a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal) |
an increase in cost | a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur) |
a growth in strength or number or importance | a very high narrow heel on women's shoes |
a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground | each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves) |
a movement upward; rise above the ground | a transient variation in voltage or current |
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost | a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline |
an upward slope or grade (as in a road) | (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis |
| fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn |