Nouns | |||||||
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| top | die Spitze pl.: die Spitzen | ||||||
| summit | die Spitze pl.: die Spitzen | ||||||
| tip | die Spitze pl.: die Spitzen | ||||||
| point | die Spitze pl.: die Spitzen - Bleistift etc. | ||||||
| dig (at so.) - mocking remark | die Spitze (gegen jmdn.) pl.: die Spitzen | ||||||
| head | die Spitze pl.: die Spitzen | ||||||
| peak | die Spitze pl.: die Spitzen | ||||||
| pinnacle | die Spitze pl.: die Spitzen | ||||||
| cusp | die Spitze pl.: die Spitzen | ||||||
| barb - of barbed wire | die Spitze pl.: die Spitzen | ||||||
| nib | die Spitze pl.: die Spitzen | ||||||
| needle | die Spitze pl.: die Spitzen | ||||||
| centerAE / centreBE | die Spitze pl.: die Spitzen | ||||||
| forefront | die Spitze pl.: die Spitzen | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| super adj. | spitze | ||||||
| mean adj. [coll.] - excellent | spitze [coll.] | ||||||
| pointed adj. | spitz | ||||||
| acute adj. or [BOT.] | spitz | ||||||
| sharp adj. | spitz | ||||||
| spiky or: spikey adj. | spitz | ||||||
| insinuating adj. - e.g. tone of voice | spitz | ||||||
| pointy adj. | spitz | ||||||
| acuate adj. | spitz | ||||||
| copped adj. | spitz | ||||||
| peaked adj. | spitz | ||||||
| beaked adj. | spitz | ||||||
| cuspid adj. | spitz | ||||||
| acuminate adj. [BOT.][ZOOL.] | spitz | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to sharpen sth. | sharpened, sharpened | | etw.acc. spitzen | spitzte, gespitzt | | ||||||
| to spearhead | spearheaded, spearheaded | | die Spitze bilden | ||||||
| to be a humdinger [coll.] | Spitze sein | ||||||
| to taper | tapered, tapered | | spitz zulaufen | ||||||
| to miter-cutAE | miter-cut, miter-cut | | spitz zuschneiden | ||||||
| to mitre-cutBE | mitre-cut, mitre-cut | | spitz zuschneiden | ||||||
| to taper | tapered, tapered | | spitz zusammenlaufen | ||||||
| to pass the point facing | spitz befahren [Railroad (Amer.)/Railway (Brit.)] | ||||||
| to resharpen | resharpened, resharpened | | neu spitzen | ||||||
| to sharpen a pencil | einen Bleistift spitzen | ||||||
| to purse one's lips | den Mund spitzen | ||||||
| to be brilliant (at sth.) | (in etw.acc.) einsame Spitze sein | ||||||
| to be in the vanguard of | an der Spitze liegen | ||||||
| to be in the fore | an der Spitze sein | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| a pointed remark | eine spitze Bemerkung | ||||||
| the tip of the iceberg | die Spitze des Eisbergs | ||||||
| to prick (up) one's ears | die Ohren spitzen [fig.] | ||||||
| to cock one's ears | die Ohren spitzen [fig.] | ||||||
| to strain one's ears | die Ohren spitzen [fig.] | ||||||
| to cock one's ears | seine Ohren spitzen [fig.] | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| That's great. [coll.] | Das ist spitze. [coll.] | ||||||
| It's a peach. [coll.] [fig.] dated | Das ist spitze. [coll.] | ||||||
| Who's ahead? | Wer ist an der Spitze? | ||||||
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Orthographically similar words | |
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| spite, spritz | sitzen, Sitzer, Spitz, spitz, Spitzel, spitzen, Spitzer, Spritze |
Related search terms | |
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| Höhepunkt, Scheitel, Scheitelpunkt, Stachel, Gebirgsgipfel, Gipfel, Landzunge, Kuppe, Scheitelbereich, Landspitze, Zunge | |
