piikikäs — meaning in English

English meaning

• porcupine noun A large rodent covered in sharp defensive spines called quills.
• spiked adjective Containing added alcohol or drugs, usually without the drinker's knowledge.
• spiky adjective Covered with sharp points; having spikes.
• thorny adj Covered in or bearing thorns or spines.

Senses

piikikäs is used for these senses in English:

• acicular Having sharp points like needles.
• cuspidate Having a cusp
• porcupine Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.
• spiked Having spikes.
• spiky Having one or more spikes; spiny.
• thorny (literally) Having thorns or spines.

spiked — full definition

1. adjective Containing added alcohol or drugs, usually without the drinker's knowledge.
2. adjective Fitted with or covered in spikes.

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