PIKESTAFF Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word pikestaff. (close relations)
Definition of PIKESTAFF
Best Alternative Words for PIKESTAFF
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| baton | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir • a short stout club used primarily by policemen • a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority • a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette • a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race | ||||||||
| cane | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a stick that people can lean on to help them walk • a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane • a stiff switch, used to hit (usually students) as punishment verb • beat with a cane | ||||||||
| pole | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic • a native or inhabitant of Poland • one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions • a linear measure of 16.5 feet • a square rod of land • one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere • one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface • a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves • a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting • one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated verb • propel with a pole • support on poles • deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole | ||||||||
| rod | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long thin implement made of metal or wood • any rod-shaped bacterium • a linear measure of 16.5 feet • a square rod of land • a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light • a gangster's pistol | ||||||||
| staff | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task • a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose • the body of teachers and administrators at a school • building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration • a rod carried as a symbol • (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written verb • provide with staff • serve on the staff of | ||||||||
| stave | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written • one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket • a crosspiece between the legs of a chair verb • furnish with staves • burst or force (a hole) into something | ||||||||
| walking stick | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a stick carried in the hand for support in walking • any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies | ||||||||
