spies

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spaɪz/
Rhymes: -aɪz

Noun

spies

plural of spy

Verb

spies

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spy

Anagrams

Seips, Sipes, pisés, sipes

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spiesse, from Middle High German spiez, from Old High German spioz, from Proto-Germanic *speutaz. Cognate to spit and spiet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /spis/
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Hyphenation: spies
Rhymes: -is

Noun

spies f (plural spiesen, diminutive spiesje n)

spike, long spear, pike
skewer
Synonym: spit

Derived terms

barbecuespies
braadspies
kebabspies
spiesgezel
steekspies
vleesspies
werpspies