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Definitions for Spear

[1] a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
[2] a soldier or other person armed with such a weapon; spearman: an army of 40,000 spears.
[3] a similar weapon or stabbing implement, as one for use in fishing.
[4] the act of spearing.
[5] spear side.
[6] to pierce with or as with a spear.
[7] to go or penetrate like a spear: The plane speared through the clouds.
[8] a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain.
[9] to sprout; shoot; send up or rise in a spear or spears.
[10] a weapon consisting of a long shaft with a sharp pointed end of metal, stone, or wood that may be thrown or thrust
[11] a similar implement used to catch fish
[12] another name for spearman
[13] to pierce (something) with or as if with a spear
[14] a shoot, slender stalk, or blade, as of grass, asparagus, or broccoli

Words related to Spear

bayonet, blade, skewer, dart, harpoon, pike, weapon, bill, javelin, partisan, gar, lancet, halberd, partizan, lance, spire, bolt, spike, bore, trident

Words nearby Spear

speaking in tongues, speaking trumpet, speaking tube, speaking type, spean, spear, spear carrier, spear grass, spear gun, spear phish, spear side

Origin of Spear

21520–30; variant of spire1, perhaps influenced by spear1

Other words from Spear

spear·er , noun

Word origin for Spear

C16: probably variant of spire 1 , influenced by spear 1

Synonyms for Spear

bayonet, bill, gar, halberd, javelin, lancet, partisan, partizan, pike, weapon