Decrease and Spike

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

• A transient variation in voltage or current.
• Sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes.
  • usage: "spikes provide greater traction"
• Fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn.
  • synonyms: ear, capitulum
• Botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis. (
• A sharp rise followed by a sharp decline.
  • usage: "the seismograph showed a sharp spike in response to the temblor"
• A very high narrow heel on women's shoes.
  • synonyms: spike heel, stiletto heel
• Each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves. )
  • usage: "the second baseman sharpened his spikes before every game"; "golfers' spikes damage the putting greens"
• A sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur. )
• A long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal. )
  • usage: "one of the spikes impaled him"
• Any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object.
  • usage: "the spike pierced the receipts and held them in order"
  • synonyms: spindle
• A large stout nail.
  • usage: "they used spikes to fasten the rails to a railroad tie"

verb

• Stand in the way of.
• Pierce with a sharp stake or point.
  • usage: "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
  • synonyms: transfix, impale, empale
• Secure with spikes.
• Bring forth a spike or spikes.
  • usage: "my hyacinths and orchids are spiking now"
  • synonyms: spike out
• Add alcohol to (beverages. )
  • usage: "the punch is spiked"
  • synonyms: lace, fortify
• Manifest a sharp increase.
  • usage: "the voltage spiked"

• (n.) Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
• (v.t.) To fix on a spike.
• (n.) A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.
• (v.t.) To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike nail or the like into it.
• (n.) Spike lavender. See Lavender.
• (v.t.) To set or furnish with spikes.
• (n.) A kind of flower cluster in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.
• (n.) An ear of corn or grain.
• (v.t.) To fasten with spikes or long, large nails; as, to spike down planks.

Order ticket that shows the stock, price, number of shares, type, and account of the order. Origin: Practice of placing the ticket on a metal' Spike' upon execution or cancellation. Spike is also a sudden, drastic increase in a company's share price.

• , American: Long, Heavy Nail
• English: From a nickname which may have originally been given to a person with spikey hair