speared

spear

S s

Transcription

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

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [speer]
- /spɪər/

Definitions of speared word

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

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Origin of speared

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 Speared

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Speared

speared 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.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for speared

verb speared

bayoneted — a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat.
gored — to make or furnish with a gore or gores.
impaled — Pinned to something by piercing.
knifed — Simple past tense and past participle of knife.

noun speared

dirked — Simple past tense and past participle of dirk.
harpooned — Simple past tense and past participle of harpoon.
lanced — Simple past tense and past participle of lance.
weaponed — Armed with a weapon.

All 8 Synonyms of speared