spear1 nounspear2 verb
spearspear1 /spɪə $ spɪr/ noun [countable] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINspear1
ExamplesOrigin:
1 Old English spere2 1400-1500 spireEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- As they move forward, Tepilit, without warning, hurls his spear at the district officer from a few feet away.
- He fought them, one man against a whole company, and his flying spear struck down warrior after warrior.
- He waited, wondering, clutching his spear.
- If the spear killed attackers, so much the better.
- James Mellaart reports evidence from Catal Huyuk for the use of the slingshot, bow and arrow, lance, and spear.
- Many are armoured; for the shield may be as important for victory as the sword or the spear.
WORD SETS► Weapons
Collocationsair rifle, nounair-to-air, adjectiveammo, nounammunition, nounanti-aircraft, adjectiveanti-personnel, adjectiveanti-tank, adjectivearmament, nounarmoured car, nounarmourer, nounarmour-plated, adjectivearrow, nounarrowhead, nounarsenal, nounartillery, nounatomic bomb, nounautomatic, nounballistic missile, nounballistics, nounbandolier, nounbarbed, adjectivebarrage, nounbarrage balloon, nounbarrel, nounbattering ram, nounbattery, nounbayonet, nounbayonet, verbbazooka, nounBB gun, nounblank, nounblaze, verbblowpipe, nounbludgeon, nounblunderbuss, nounbolt, nounbomb, nounbomber, nounbombing, nounbomb scare, nounbooby trap, nounboom, nounbore, nounbow, nounbrass knuckles, nounbroadsword, nounbuckshot, nounbullet, nounbullet-proof, adjectivebutt, nouncaisson, nouncalibre, nouncanister, nouncannon, nouncannonball, nouncarbine, nouncartridge, nouncatapult, nounchain mail, nounchamber, nouncharge, verbchemical warfare, nounchemical weapon, nounclip, nouncluster bomb, nouncock, verbColt, conventional, adjectivecordite, nouncosh, nouncrossbow, nouncruise missile, nounCS gas, nouncudgel, nouncutlass, nouncut-throat razor, noundagger, noundart, noundecommission, verbdetonator, noundevice, noundirk, noundisarm, verbdischarge, verbdismount, verbdouble-barrelled, duel, nounduel, verbdum-dum, nounelevation, nounemplacement, nounequalizer, nounfirearm, nounfirebomb, nounflak, nounflame thrower, nounflick knife, nounforty-five, nounfusillade, nounfusion bomb, noungauge, noungerm warfare, noungrenade, nounguidance, nounguided missile, noungun, noungun carriage, noungunner, noungunnery, noungunpowder, noungun-running, noungunshot, nounhaft, nounhair trigger, nounhalberd, nounhammer, nounhand grenade, nounhandgun, nounH-bomb, nounheat-seeking, adjectiveheavy, adjectivehilt, nounholster, nounhoming device, nounhowitzer, nounhydrogen bomb, nounICBM, nounincendiary, adjectiveKalashnikov, nounknuckle-duster, nounlance, nounlandmine, nounlive, adjectivelongbow, nounlong-range, adjectivemace, nounmachete, nounmachine gun, nounmagazine, nounmagnum, nounmarksman, nounmarksmanship, nounmegaton, nounmisfire, verbmissile, nounmortar, nounmunitions, nounmushroom cloud, nounmusket, nounmustard gas, nounmuzzle, nounnapalm, nounnerve gas, nounnightstick, nounnitroglycerine, nounnon-proliferation, nounnosecone, nounnuclear, adjectivenuke, verbnuke, nounordnance, nounparry, verbpayload, nounpepper, verbpike, nounpistol, nounplastic explosive, noun.22, nounpoison gas, nounpommel, nounpound, verbprime, verbprimer, nounprojectile, nounpropellant, nounquarterstaff, nounramrod, nounrange, nounrapid-fire, adjectiverapier, nounrearm, verbrecoil, verbrepeater, nounreport, nounrevolver, nounrifle, nounrocket, nounround, nounrubber bullet, nounsabre, nounsafety catch, nounsawn-off shotgun, nounscabbard, nounscimitar, nounsemi-automatic, adjectiveshaft, nounsheathe, verbshell, nounshell, verbshield, nounshooter, nounshot, nounshotgun, nounshrapnel, nounsidearm, nounsight, nounsilencer, nounsilo, nounsix-shooter, nounslash, nounsling, nounslingshot, nounslug, nounsmart bomb, nounsmoke bomb, nounsmokescreen, nounsnipe, verbsniper, nounspear, nounspear, verbSten gun, nounstockpile, nounstockpile, verbstun gun, nounsubmachine gun, nounsurface-to-air missile, nounsurface-to-surface missile, nounswordsmanship, nountank, nountear gas, nounthermonuclear, adjectivetime bomb, nountommy gun, nountorpedo, nountorpedo, verbtracer, nountrident, nountrigger, nountruncheon, noununload, verbvolley, nounvolley, verbwarhead, nounwater cannon, nounweapon, nounweaponry, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► arm
1a pole with a sharp pointed blade at one end, used as a weapon in the past2a thin pointed stem of a plant: · The two combatants were armed with spears and shields, and each man had sword and dagger at his belt.· It is being driven forward by a horned deity at the rear, armed with a long spear.· Vietminh guerrillas, some armed with spears and machetes or, primitive flintlocks, marched to the cadence of gongs and drums.· They were all armed with spears, short bows and wicked little daggers pushed into their belts.· They may be armed with spears at an additional cost of +1 point per model.· Any Mobs of spider riders may be armed with spears at an additional cost of +1 points per model.· While encompassed with enemies armed with the spears of mistaken ideals.
► carry· It was carrying a three-pointed spear in one hand and a rough cloth sack in the other.· Bunched tightly together by older men in animal skins and carrying spears, they perform a ceremonial dance to insistent drumming.· He carried a bronze-bladed spear and a heavy Saxon long sword, which he had won in forest combat some years before.· She was carrying a small spear and only just had time to raise it and thrust it at the Scarag.· James carrying a spear for the Royal Shakespeare Company.· They are in elaborate head-dresses and carry shields and spears.· His face is painted and he is carrying a spear.· One warrior wears helmet with a nasal guard and carries a spear with cross pieces.
asparagus spearsspear1 nounspear2 verb
spearspear2 verb [transitive] Verb TableVERB TABLE
spear
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | spear |
| he, she, it | spears | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | speared |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have speared |
| he, she, it | has speared | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had speared |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will spear |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have speared |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am spearing |
| he, she, it | is spearing | |
| you, we, they | are spearing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was spearing |
| you, we, they | were spearing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been spearing |
| he, she, it | has been spearing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been spearing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be spearing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been spearing |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- At its current pace, the industrial average could spear both of my numbers by the end of next week.
- But each time it was a sudden sortie and took Trondur by surprise so he was not ready to spear them.
- Fortunately he managed to duck out of the way of a lump of glass as it speared towards his neck.
- He speared the plantain to one side of the pan and ladled in four globs of batter.
- He used to spear fish for grouper at the north end, then cook his catch for tourists.
- His brown and blue tie was speared with a tie-pin in the shape of a harp.
- The numbers in her text refer to footnotes in which she spears the novelist with chapter and verse.
- Vicious thugs had speared him leaving a gaping wound exposing the bone.
WORD SETS► Weapons
1to push or throw a spear into something, especially in order to kill it2to push a pointed object, usually a fork, into something, so that you can pick it up → stabair rifle, nounair-to-air, adjectiveammo, nounammunition, nounanti-aircraft, adjectiveanti-personnel, adjectiveanti-tank, adjectivearmament, nounarmoured car, nounarmourer, nounarmour-plated, adjectivearrow, nounarrowhead, nounarsenal, nounartillery, nounatomic bomb, nounautomatic, nounballistic missile, nounballistics, nounbandolier, nounbarbed, adjectivebarrage, nounbarrage balloon, nounbarrel, nounbattering ram, nounbattery, nounbayonet, nounbayonet, verbbazooka, nounBB gun, nounblank, nounblaze, verbblowpipe, nounbludgeon, nounblunderbuss, nounbolt, nounbomb, nounbomber, nounbombing, nounbomb scare, nounbooby trap, nounboom, nounbore, nounbow, nounbrass knuckles, nounbroadsword, nounbuckshot, nounbullet, nounbullet-proof, adjectivebutt, nouncaisson, nouncalibre, nouncanister, nouncannon, nouncannonball, nouncarbine, nouncartridge, nouncatapult, nounchain mail, nounchamber, nouncharge, verbchemical warfare, nounchemical weapon, nounclip, nouncluster bomb, nouncock, verbColt, conventional, adjectivecordite, nouncosh, nouncrossbow, nouncruise missile, nounCS gas, nouncudgel, nouncutlass, nouncut-throat razor, noundagger, noundart, noundecommission, verbdetonator, noundevice, noundirk, noundisarm, verbdischarge, verbdismount, verbdouble-barrelled, duel, nounduel, verbdum-dum, nounelevation, nounemplacement, nounequalizer, nounfirearm, nounfirebomb, nounflak, nounflame thrower, nounflick knife, nounforty-five, nounfusillade, nounfusion bomb, noungauge, noungerm warfare, noungrenade, nounguidance, nounguided missile, noungun, noungun carriage, noungunner, noungunnery, noungunpowder, noungun-running, noungunshot, nounhaft, nounhair trigger, nounhalberd, nounhammer, nounhand grenade, nounhandgun, nounH-bomb, nounheat-seeking, adjectiveheavy, adjectivehilt, nounholster, nounhoming device, nounhowitzer, nounhydrogen bomb, nounICBM, nounincendiary, adjectiveKalashnikov, nounknuckle-duster, nounlance, nounlandmine, nounlive, adjectivelongbow, nounlong-range, adjectivemace, nounmachete, nounmachine gun, nounmagazine, nounmagnum, nounmarksman, nounmarksmanship, nounmegaton, nounmisfire, verbmissile, nounmortar, nounmunitions, nounmushroom cloud, nounmusket, nounmustard gas, nounmuzzle, nounnapalm, nounnerve gas, nounnightstick, nounnitroglycerine, nounnon-proliferation, nounnosecone, nounnuclear, adjectivenuke, verbnuke, nounordnance, nounparry, verbpayload, nounpepper, verbpike, nounpistol, nounplastic explosive, noun.22, nounpoison gas, nounpommel, nounpound, verbprime, verbprimer, nounprojectile, nounpropellant, nounquarterstaff, nounramrod, nounrange, nounrapid-fire, adjectiverapier, nounrearm, verbrecoil, verbrepeater, nounreport, nounrevolver, nounrifle, nounrocket, nounround, nounrubber bullet, nounsabre, nounsafety catch, nounsawn-off shotgun, nounscabbard, nounscimitar, nounsemi-automatic, adjectiveshaft, nounsheathe, verbshell, nounshell, verbshield, nounshooter, nounshot, nounshotgun, nounshrapnel, nounsidearm, nounsight, nounsilencer, nounsilo, nounsix-shooter, nounslash, nounsling, nounslingshot, nounslug, nounsmart bomb, nounsmoke bomb, nounsmokescreen, nounsnipe, verbsniper, nounspear, nounspear, verbSten gun, nounstockpile, nounstockpile, verbstun gun, nounsubmachine gun, nounsurface-to-air missile, nounsurface-to-surface missile, nounswordsmanship, nountank, nountear gas, nounthermonuclear, adjectivetime bomb, nountommy gun, nountorpedo, nountorpedo, verbtracer, nountrident, nountrigger, nountruncheon, noununload, verbvolley, nounvolley, verbwarhead, nounwater cannon, nounweapon, nounweaponry, noun