spear
11spear — spear1 spearer, n. /spear/, n. 1. a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached. 2. a soldier or other person armed with such a weapon; spearman: an …
12spear — Ihe, ihe pahe e, ēlau (short); pololū (long); ihe laumeki (barbed); ihe ō (piercing); au hau (of hibiscus wood); au au (of loulu palm wood); kao, ō, ōkoholua (fishing); pōluhi, polokāwa e. See bath. ♦ Cluster of spears, makalau, mākini.… …
13spear — {{11}}spear (n.1) O.E. spere, from P.Gmc. *speri (Cf. O.N. spjör, O.S., O.Fris. sper, Du. speer, O.H.G. sper, Ger. Speer spear ), from PIE root *sper spear, pole (Cf. O.N. sparri spar, rafter, and perhaps also L …
14spear — shake·spear·eana; shake·spear·ean·ize; spear·er; spear; spear·man; shake·spear·ean; spear·ing; shake·spear·iana; …
15spear — I. /spɪə / (say spear) noun 1. a weapon for thrusting or throwing, being a long staff with a sharp head, as of iron or steel. 2. a similar weapon for spearing fish. 3. a person armed with a spear. 4. a pipe sunk to tap artesian water. 5.… …
16spear — I. noun Etymology: Middle English spere, from Old English; akin to Old High German sper spear, Latin sparus hunting spear Date: before 12th century 1. a thrusting or throwing weapon with long shaft and sharp head or blade 2. a sharp pointed… …
17SPEAR — This is an article about a particle accelerator. For uses of spear , see spear or spear (disambiguation) .SPEAR (originally Stanford Positron Electron Asymmetric Ring, now simply a name) is a collider at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. It …
18spear — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hunting VERB + SPEAR ▪ be armed with, carry, hold, wield ▪ The tribesmen were armed with spears and shields …
19spear — I [[t]spɪər[/t]] n. 1) mil a weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft to which a sharp pointed head, as of metal or stone, is attached 2) a similar weapon or stabbing implement, as one for use in fishing 3) the act of spearing 4) mil spearman 5)… …
20spear — I UK [spɪə(r)] / US [spɪr] noun [countable] Word forms spear : singular spear plural spears * 1) a long weapon like a stick with one sharp end 2) the long pointed part of a vegetable such as asparagus II UK [spɪə(r)] / US [spɪr] verb [transitive] …
