spear /spēr/

1. A long weapon made of a pole with a pointed head
2. A barbed fork for catching fish
3. Anything sharp or piercing
4. A spearman
5. A spire
6. A spiky shoot or blade
7. A reed

To pierce with a spear

speared adjective

Armed with the spear

spearˈy adjective

spear carrier noun (informal)

1. An actor in a minor non-speaking role
2. A minor participant

spearˈfish noun

Marlin or any similar large game fish

spear grass noun

A name for many spearlike grasses

spear gun noun

An underwater hunting gun which fires spears

spearˈhead noun

1. The head of a spear
2. The front of an attack (also figurative)

transitive verb

To lead an attack (also figurative)

spearˈman noun

A man armed with a spear

spearˈmint noun

A common garden mint used in cooking and flavouring

spearˈ-point noun

spearˈ-running noun

A tourney

spearˈ-shaft noun

spear side noun

The male side or line of descent, opp to spindle side, or distaff side

spear tackle noun (rugby, etc)

A dangerous tackle in which a player is lifted up and thrown down head first

spear thistle noun

A common thistle (Cnicus lanceolatus or Cirsium lanceolatum)

spearˈ-thrower noun

A throwing stick

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