The difference between Cluster and Spike
When used as nouns, cluster means a group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other, whereas spike means a sort of very large nail.
When used as verbs, cluster means to form a cluster or group, whereas spike means to fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cluster and Spike
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Cluster as a noun:
A group or bunch of several discrete items that are close to each other.
Examples:
"a cluster of islands"
"A cluster of flowers grew in the pot."
"A leukemia cluster has developed in the town."
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Cluster as a noun:
A number of individuals grouped together or collected in one place; a crowd; a mob.
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Cluster as a noun (astronomy):
A group of galaxies or stars that appear near each other.
Examples:
"The Pleiades cluster contains seven bright stars."
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Cluster as a noun (linguistics, education):
A sequence of two or more words that occur in language with high frequency but are not idiomatic; a chunk, bundle, or lexical bundle.
Examples:
"examples of clusters would include ''"in accordance with"'', ''"the results of"'' and ''"so far"'' "
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Cluster as a noun (music):
A secundal chord of three or more notes.
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Cluster as a noun (phonetics):
A group of consonants.
Examples:
"The word "scrub" begins with a cluster of three consonants."
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Cluster as a noun (computing):
A group of computers that work together.
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Cluster as a noun (computing):
A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see block).
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Cluster as a noun (statistics):
A significant subset within a population.
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Cluster as a noun (military):
Set of bombs or mines.
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Cluster as a noun (army):
A small metal design that indicates that a medal has been awarded to the same person before.
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Cluster as a noun (chemistry):
An ensemble of bound atoms or molecules, intermediate in size between a molecule and a bulk solid.
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Cluster as a verb (intransitive):
To form a cluster or group.
Examples:
"The children clustered around the puppy."
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Cluster as a verb (transitive):
To collect into clusters.
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Cluster as a verb (transitive):
To cover with clusters.
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Spike as a noun:
A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward/outward.
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Spike as a noun:
Anything resembling such a nail in shape.
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Spike as a noun:
An ear of corn or grain.
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Spike as a noun (botany):
A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.
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Spike as a noun:
(in plural spikes; informal) Running shoes with spikes in the soles.
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Spike as a noun:
A sharp peak in a graph.
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Spike as a noun:
The long, narrow part of a high-heeled shoe that elevates the heel.
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Spike as a noun:
A long nail for storing papers and, by extension, the metaphorical place where rejected newspaper articles are sent.
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Spike as a noun (volleyball):
An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.
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Spike as a noun (zoology):
An adolescent male deer.
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Spike as a noun:
A surge in power.
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Spike as a noun:
(slang) The casual ward of a workhouse.
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Spike as a noun:
Spike lavender.
Examples:
"oil of spike"
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Spike as a noun (music, lutherie):
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Spike as a verb:
To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.
Examples:
"to spike down planks"
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Spike as a verb:
To set or furnish with spikes.
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Spike as a verb:
To fix on a spike.
Examples:
"rfquotek Young"
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Spike as a verb:
To embed nails into (a tree) so that any attempt to cut it down will damage equipment or injure people.
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Spike as a verb:
To prevent or frustrate.
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Spike as a verb:
To increase sharply.
Examples:
"Traffic accidents spiked in December when there was ice on the roads."
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Spike as a verb:
To covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance into a drink.
Examples:
"She spiked my lemonade with vodka!"
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Spike as a verb:
To add a small amount of one substance to another.
Examples:
"The water sample to be tested has been spiked with arsenic, antimony, mercury, and lead in quantities commonly found in industrial effluents."
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Spike as a verb (volleyball):
To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.
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Spike as a verb (military):
To render (a gun) unusable by driving a metal spike into its touch hole.
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Spike as a verb (journalism):
To decide not to publish or make public.
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Spike as a verb:
(football slang) To slam the football to the ground, usually in celebration of scoring a touchdown, or to stop expiring time on the game clock after snapping the ball as to save time for the losing team to attempt to score the tying or winning points.