Spike (5)
'spike' is the definition.
(spike is another term for an ear of grain)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for ear that I've seen before include "Attention; an organ" , "Organ involved with balance" , "Organ inside heart" , "Spike of, eg, corn" , "Van Gogh missing body part" .)
'spike' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for nail that I've seen before include "Expose as a lie" , "Collar -- cop" , "Horny covering of digit tip" , "Metal spike with head" , "Fix with a metal spike" .)
'spike' is the definition.
(I know that spike can be written as lace)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for lace that I've seen before include "Do up (shoe, etc)" , "Fine open fabric" , "Delicate open-weave fabric" , "Shoe tie" , "Fine needlework" .)
'spike' is the definition.
(I know that piton is a type of spike)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for piton that I've seen before include "Peg driven into rock in mountain climbing" , "In top (anag.)" , "something used when climbing" , "What mountaineer requires" , "Mountaineer's metal spike" .)
'spike' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for thorn that I've seen before include "Barb" , "Something 20 [SHARP]" , "Prickly plant" , "It causes irritation and annoyance" , "prickly type" .)