All spear synonyms
spear
S s noun spear
- battleax β If you call a middle-aged or older woman a battleax, you mean she is very difficult and unpleasant because of her fierce and determined attitude.
- banderilla β a decorated barbed dart, thrust into the bull's neck or shoulder
- howitzers β Plural form of howitzer.
- hunting knife β a large, sharp knife, usually with a handle shaped to fit a firm grip and a blade with a slight curve toward the tip, that is used to skin and cut up game, or sometimes to dispatch it.
- diaphysis β the shaft of a long bone
- barong β a broad-bladed cleaver-like knife used in the Philippines
- backsword β a person who uses the backsword
- cutlass β A cutlass is a short sword that used to be used by sailors.
- archery β Archery is a sport in which people shoot arrows at a target using a bow.
- blowgun β a long, tubelike weapon through which darts or pellets are blown
- atlatl β a wooden implement used to throw a spear or similar weapon at a greater speed or distance as used by Native Americans
- nunchaku β Sometimes, nunchakus. a Japanese hand weapon for defense against frontal assault, consisting of two foot-long hardwood sticks joined by a chain or thick cord that stretches to body width.
- bazooka β A bazooka is a long, tube-shaped gun that is held on the shoulder and fires rockets.
- harpoon β a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- helve β the handle of an ax, hatchet, hammer, or the like.
- arbalest β a large medieval crossbow, usually cocked by mechanical means
- helves β the handle of an ax, hatchet, hammer, or the like.
- howitzer β a cannon having a comparatively short barrel, used especially for firing shells at a high angle of elevation, as for reaching a target behind cover or in a trench.
- assegai β a southern African cornaceous tree, Curtisia faginea, the wood of which is used for making spears
- weapon β any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war, as a sword, rifle, or cannon.
- dirk β a male given name, form of Derek.
- ballista β an ancient catapult for hurling stones, etc
- crossbow β A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a small, powerful bow that is fixed across a piece of wood, and aimed like a gun.
- flamethrower β a weapon, either mounted or portable, that sprays ignited incendiary fuel for some distance.
- javelin β a light spear, usually thrown by hand.
- anlace β a medieval short dagger with a broad tapering blade
- axe β An axe is a tool used for cutting wood. It consists of a heavy metal blade which is sharp at one edge and attached by its other edge to the end of a long handle.
- ballistae β an ancient military engine for throwing stones or other missiles.
- lance β a male given name.
verb spear
- draw off β 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).
- diffused β Simple past tense and past participle of diffuse.
- accessed β the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- breeze in β a wind or current of air, especially a light or moderate one.
- bayonet β A bayonet is a long, sharp blade that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon.
- accessing β the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- blow in β to arrive or enter suddenly
- impale β to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
- knife β an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
- gore β a city in W Ethiopia.