Thesaurus results for PIKESTAFF

pikestaff

noun

ˈpīk-ˌstaf

as in spear

a weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade pikestaffs were in use from the Middle Ages to the 18th century

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Recent Examples of pikestaff If the garden was a desert, the house was as plain as pikestaff. —

Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2023 Their weapon of choice was the pikestaff, a long staff topped with a sharp spike. —

Kristy Totten, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2022

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Noun

There are bundles of taut chives still topped with blossoms, sweet and tender spears of asparagus, and creamy new potatoes all waiting to be snapped up.

— Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Sexy little spears of Green Asparagus (there’s also white and purple varieties) spring’s top stalk option, high in folates and digestive enzymes, elevate every plate (just pinch your nose when nature calls later).

— Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026