electrical discharge - a discharge of electricity

climbing iron, crampon, crampoon, climber - an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing

piton - a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold

pricket - a sharp metal spike to hold a candle

shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material

sporting goods, sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport

corn, Indian corn, maize, Zea mays - tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

mealie - an ear of corn

fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

botany, phytology - the branch of biology that studies plants

inflorescence - the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk

spikelet - a small spike (as the inflorescence on grasses and sedges)

spadix - the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe

rise - a growth in strength or number or importance

projection - any structure that branches out from a central support

implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end

holding device - a device for holding something

nail - a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener

banish, bar, relegate - expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"

pierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

pin - pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"

spear - pierce with a spear; "spear fish"

fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time"

cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"