"spick" meaning in English

See spick in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /spɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spick.wav Forms: spicker [comparative], spickest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: Variant of spike. Head templates: {{en-adj|spicker}} spick (comparative spicker, superlative spickest)
  1. Tidy; fresh. Derived forms: spick-and-span
    Sense id: en-spick-en-adj-nRXlo4hI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /spɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spick.wav Forms: spicks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪk Head templates: {{en-noun}} spick (plural spicks)
  1. Alternative spelling of spic. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: spic
    Sense id: en-spick-en-noun-GCdWq4d0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /spɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spick.wav Forms: spicks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪk Etymology: Variant of spike. Head templates: {{en-noun}} spick (plural spicks)
  1. (obsolete) A nail, a spike (slender piece of wood or metal, used as a fastener). Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-spick-en-noun--1QpybWh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /spɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spick.wav
Rhymes: -ɪk Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} spick
  1. Pronunciation spelling of speak. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: speak
    Sense id: en-spick-en-verb-vc~cN3YX Categories (other): English pronunciation spellings, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 7 2 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 4 2 41 5 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 2 1 46 3 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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