marlinespike
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.mar·line·spike
noun \ˈmär-lən-ˌspīk\Definition of MARLINESPIKE
: a tool (as of wood or iron) that tapers to a point and is used to separate strands of rope or wire (as in splicing)
Variants of MARLINESPIKE
mar·line·spike also mar·lin·spike \ˈmär-lən-ˌspīk\
First Known Use of MARLINESPIKE
1539
Rhymes with MARLINESPIKE
adultlike, and the like, berrylike, businesslike, cartoonlike, craftsmanlike, desertlike, down the pike, fatherlike, fingerlike, humanlike, hunger strike, ladylike, leatherlike, lemminglike, lionlike, look-alike, machinelike, minibike, mirrorlike, motorbike, mountain bike, northern pike, nothing like, open mike, ostrichlike, phantomlike, powderlike, puppetlike, rubberlike, saucerlike, seamanlike, soundalike, spiderlike, sportsmanlike, statesmanlike, take a hike, thunderstrike, womanlike, workmanlike, zombielike
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