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Words people most associate with “spear”:

  1. sword,
  2. britney,
  3. spears,
  4. chuck,
  5. javelin

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Noun (2 meanings)

1. a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon.

spear, lance, shaft

spear is a type of:
types of spear:
  • assegai, assagai (noun) - the slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa
  • javelin (noun) - a spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
  • trident (noun) - a spear with three prongs
parts of spear:
  • barb (noun) - a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove
  • spearhead, spearpoint, spear-point (noun) - the head and sharpened point of a spear
spear is derivationally related to:
  • to lance (verb) - pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
  • to spear (verb) - pierce with a spear
  • to spear, spear up (verb) - thrust up like a spear

2. an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish.

spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance

spear is a type of:
  • implement (noun) - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
types of spear:
  • harpoon (noun) - a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing
  • leister (noun) - a spear with three or more prongs
spear is a member of:
spear is derivationally related to:
  • to spear (verb) - pierce with a spear

Verb (2 meanings)

1. pierce with a spear.

to spear

Example:
  • “spear fish”
to spear is a way to:
to spear is derivationally related to:

2. thrust up like a spear.

to spear, spear up

Example:
  • “The branch speared up into the air”
to spear is a way to:
to spear is derivationally related to: