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spick

adj · noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /spɪk/
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  • rhymes with -ɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Tidy; fresh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative spelling of spic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A nail, a spike (slender piece of wood or metal, used as a fastener).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

Pronunciation spelling of speak.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling

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Synonyms: none provided

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

completely neat and clean

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the apartment was immaculate
  • in her immaculate white uniform
  • a spick-and-span kitchen
  • their spic red-visored caps

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: immaculate, speckless, spick-and-span, spic-and-span, spic, spotless

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

(ethnic slur) offensive term for persons of Latin American descent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spic, spik

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Latin American, Latino

History

Etymology

Variant of spike.