Synonyms for pike
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Freeway
freeway, expressway, motorway, superhighway, thruway US, throughway UK
2. Northern pike — any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius
northern pike, ged UK
Definitions
- n. 1
Any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox, especially the northern pike, Esox lucius.
- n. 2
A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
Related words
- Word family
- pikeminnow pike-perch pikey piker
- Phrases
- northern pike walleyed pike fire pike sea pike
Forms
- Plural
- pikes → freeways, expressways, motorways, superhighways…
Example sentences
- thruway The drove through the thruway.
- mountain The mountain is about 3000 meters above sea level.
- piker Panama is a piker compared to Fifth Avenue.
By length
- 3 letters
- ged1
- 5 letters
- piker2
- 7 letters
- freeway2, thruway2
- 8 letters
- mountain2, motorway, turnpike2
- 10 letters
- expressway3, throughway2
- 12 letters
- superhighway4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (piker2 = 2 syllables).