| VERB | contact | spear | pierce with a spear |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr... | |
| Meaning | A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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