spiker (plural spikers)
(volleyball) One who spikes.
(railways) An engineer employed to drive in the nails that fasten the rails.
(railways) A mechanical device for driving in the nails.
• Kipers, pikers
Spiker (plural Spikers)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spiker is the 9405th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3457 individuals. Spiker is most common among White (95.31%) individuals.
• Kipers, pikers
Source: Wiktionary
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
