VERB | contact | spear | pierce with a spear |
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stative | spear, spear up | thrust up like a spear | |
NOUN | artifact | spear, lance, shaft | a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon |
artifact | spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance | an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish |
Sounds | spih'r | |
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Rhymes | acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr... |
Meaning | A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon. | |
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Synonyms | lance, shaft | |
Parts | barb | A subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove |
spearhead, spearpoint, spear-point | The head and sharpened point of a spear | |
Narrower | assegai, assagai | The slender spear of the Bantu-speaking people of Africa |
javelin | A spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events | |
trident | A spear with three prongs | |
Broader | weapon, arm, weapon system | Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting |
Spanish | lancero, lanza | |
Catalan | javelina, llança | |
Verbs | spear | pierce with a spear |
spear | thrust up like a spear |
Meaning | An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish. | |
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Synonyms | gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance | |
Member of | fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rig | gear used in fishing |
Narrower | harpoon | A spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing |
leister | A spear with three or more prongs | |
Broader | implement | instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end |
Spanish | arpón | |
Catalan | llança | |
Verbs | spear | pierce with a spear |
Meaning | pierce with a spear. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "spear fish" | |
Broader | transfix, impale, empale, spike | pierce with a sharp stake or point |
Spanish | arponear, lancear, lanzar | |
Nouns | spear | a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon |
spear | an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish |
Meaning | thrust up like a spear. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "The branch speared up into the air" | |
Synonym | spear up | |
Broader | stick out, protrude, jut out, jut, project | Extend out or project in space |
Nouns | spear | a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon |
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