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spear

spear
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [speer]
    • /spɪər/
    • /spɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [speer]
    • /spɪər/

Definitions of spear word

  • noun spear a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain. 1
  • adjective spear spear side. 1
  • verb with object spear to pierce with or as with a spear. 1
  • verb without object spear to sprout; shoot; send up or rise in a spear or spears. 1
  • noun spear weapon 1
  • transitive verb spear pierce with spear 1

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Origin of spear

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English spere; cognate with Dutch, German speer

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Spear

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

spear popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

spear usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for spear

verb spear

  • accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
  • accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
  • blow in — to arrive or enter suddenly
  • breeze in — a wind or current of air, especially a light or moderate one.
  • draw off — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).

noun spear

  • anlace — a medieval short dagger with a broad tapering blade
  • arbalest — a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means
  • archery — Archery is a sport in which people shoot arrows at a target using a bow.
  • assegai — a southern African cornaceous tree, Curtisia faginea, the wood of which is used for making spears
  • atlatl — a wooden implement used to throw a spear or similar weapon at a greater speed or distance as used by Native Americans

Top questions with spear

  • how to make a spear?
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  • how to throw a spear?
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  • how to draw a spear?
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