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[ speer-hed ] / ˈspɪərˌhɛd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spearhead ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear. any person, contingent, or force that leads an attack, undertaking, etc. verb (used with object)to act as a spearhead for: She spearheaded the drive for new members. Origin of spearheadMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at spear1, head SYNONYMS FOR spearhead3 lead, start, initiate, pioneer. SEE SYNONYMS FOR spearhead ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby spearheadspear carrier, spearfish, spearfisherman, spear grass, spear gun, spearhead, spear-head spoon, spearing, spearman, Spearman's rank-order coefficient, spearmint Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spearheadShe did not spearhead initiatives to help mothers rejoin the world of work. The New Right-Wing Idol: Working Moms|Tim Teeman|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Putin appears to be using elite commandos—Spetsnaz—to spearhead his stealth move into Crimea and, perhaps, beyond. Russia's Special Ops Invasion of Ukraine Has Begun|Eli Lake, Anna Nemtsova|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Price runs his own MRM on-line magazine, The Spearhead, which both compliments and competes with AV4M. The Masculine Mystique|R. Tod Kelly|October 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST I'm about to defend Stuart Stevens, the spearhead of Mitt Romney's disastrous campaign, so please bear with me. GOP Revival Requires More than Hashtags|Justin Green|February 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Jazz Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Festival boasts performances by Mumford Sons, Michael Franti, and Spearhead. Wine Tasting, Zip Lining & Mexico: Last-Minute Labor Day Getaways|Nina Strochlic|August 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST The First Brigade, which met the Prussian spearhead, was taken back into reserve on the following day. The War in the Air; Vol. 1|Walter Raleigh. Fig. 201 represents a spearhead of iron from Brandenburg, North Germany. The Swastika|Thomas Wilson The pig naturally bounds off, the shaft comes out of the socket, leaving the spearhead sticking in the wound. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier|James Inglis Stan's ship formed the spearhead of a sharp V. O'Malley refused to keep still. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.|Rutherford G. Montgomery Saluting then most gracefully, with the spearhead to the earth, the messenger springs to the ground, and hands in his paquet. The Story of the Zulu Campaign|Waller Ashe
British Dictionary definitions for spearhead
nounthe pointed head of a spear the leading force in a military attack any person or thing that leads or initiates an attack, a campaign, etc verb(tr) to lead or initiate (an attack, a campaign, etc) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to spearheadinitiate, prompt, spur, launch, move, shepherd, head, motivate, bring, produce, originate, influence, direct, introduce, pioneer, persuade, helm, cause, guide, quarterback |