Timeline for What do we call the spike in the cap of an ointment/cream tube?
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| Apr 27, 2020 at 12:35 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | I feel that 19-1 upvotes for 'What do we call a "spike"? You don't need to use the actual word' on a site aimed at linguists and serious students of the language sends out a wrong message, one of mediocrity, and will make my views on the matter known. | |
| Apr 26, 2020 at 23:51 | comment | added | Criggie | @EdwinAshworth true - but question also specifically says "translating a text" ie, instructiuons. And while this doesn't answer the question as asked, it certainly addresses the underlying requirement of "instructions". If you feel this answer is poor, then use downvote, that's what its for. | |
| Apr 26, 2020 at 13:03 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | This is a 'comment', not a direct answer to the question. The question expressly requests a name for the 'spike', and other answers address this. | |
| Apr 24, 2020 at 1:21 | comment | added | Will Crawford | Many punches do have a point, although they aren't always very sharp. The etymology goes back to the Latin past tense of "prick". A Google search for "definition punch" followed by clicking on Mechanics below the caption "See definitions in:" will show some pictures. I don't know how to link to that or I'd provide an answer with citation. | |
| Apr 23, 2020 at 22:41 | comment | added | Mazura | I've moved on to piercing (like saddle valves for ice makers; IME punches don't come to a point); yet another verb that doesn't like to be a noun. Adhesive, Super Glue®, clear, self-piercing cap. Sold per 0.1-ounce tube. - Note that there's a difference between a cap that has a piercer (gah), and a (self)piercing cap. One is outside and on top, and the other is inside and works when you fully screw it on, respectively. | |
| Apr 23, 2020 at 9:48 | comment | added | CowperKettle | @Mazura - please post this version as an answer | |
| Apr 23, 2020 at 0:27 | comment | added | Mazura | I think it's colloquial though. No definition for the noun means the thing that punctures things. Nobody wants to have to say puncturer or puncturing [thing]. | |
| Apr 23, 2020 at 0:11 | comment | added | Criggie | @Mazura that's a good answer in its own right. | |
| Apr 22, 2020 at 23:52 | comment | added | Mazura | "Turn can upside down and place puncture tip onto tube." – Nystatin And Triamcinolone Acetonide I'd call the OP's picture a puncture cap. | |
| Apr 22, 2020 at 20:37 | comment | added | Criggie | I know this is not directly addressing the question asked, but OP has said they're "translating instructions" and that's exactly what this does answer. | |
| Apr 22, 2020 at 20:37 | history | answered | Criggie | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
