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1. | [ noun ] (transportation,geography) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | |
Synonyms: | freeway superhighway thruway state_highway throughway motorway expressway | |
Related terms: | highway autostrada autobahn turnpike carriageway | |
2. | [ noun ] a sharp point (as on the end of a spear) | |
Related terms: | point | |
3. | [ noun ] (military,medieval,arms) medieval weapon consisting of a spearhead attached to a long pole or pikestaff; superseded by the bayonet | |
Related terms: | weapon vouge partisan halberd spearhead pikestaff | |
4. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh | |
Related terms: | freshwater_fish pickerel muskellunge | |
5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1138 | |
6. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere | |
Related terms: | percoid_fish muskellunge northern_pike pickerel Esox | |
Similar spelling: |
pick pixie pique piece picky Piche Picea Piggee pix pij pig pic pixy piss Pisa pika Pigg Pico Pica |