Spear

/spɪɹ/

Synonyms for "spear" (194 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (39)

Noun(3 words)

anthrophore assegai auger axis bag bayonet bill bine bite blade bole bore bough bract bracteole bractlet branch branchedness branchiness broach

Show 16 more words

burgeon cane carpophore catch caudex caulicle caulis cotyledon countersink culm dagger deadwood dirk drilledge toolempierce

Strong matches (58)

enmesh ensnare entangle entrap fix flag flagellumfloral leaffoliole footstalk fork foul frond funicule funiculus glume gore gougegouge outhalberd

Show 24 more words

harpoon hatchet haulm hole honeycomb hook impale involucre involucrum jackknife javelin knife lamina lance land lasso leaf leaflet leafstalk lemma ligule limb male mesh

Noun(13 words)

fishgig fizgig gig gigging halberds harpooning harpoonsitalian lanciarejavelin thrustjavelins lances lancing lead

Verb(1 words)

harpooned

Related words (97)

nail needle net noose offshoot partisan pedicel peduncle penetrate perforate petal petiole petiolule petiolus pick pierce pike pilepine needlepink

Show 66 more words

plunge inplunge intoponiard prick punch puncture ramage ramification reamream outreed riddle roperun throughrunner saber sack sarment scionseed leafseedstalk sepal shoot skewer slip snag snare sniggle spathe spike spire spit spontoon spray sprig sprit sprout stab stalk stem stick stiletto stipe stipula stipule stock stolon straw sucker switch sword take tangletangle up withtap tendril thallus tigella tool transfix transpierce trap trepan trephine trunk twig

Noun(9 words)

pierce pike pikes polearm shaft skewer spearfish speer stab

Adjective(1 words)

pronged

Verb(1 words)

spear up

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

20 entries

arm attack empalefishing methodhunting methodimpale implement injury jutjut outleadership actionproject protrude spikestick outstrategic initiative

Showing 16 of 20 words.

More specific

13 entries

javelin lancemilitary campaignpierce pikepolicy reformpublic awareness drivereef spearingresearch initiativeshore spearingskewerspearfishing techniquestab

Collocations

8 entries

spear pointspear shaftspear throwspear tipspearfishing spearheadthrowing spearwooden spear

Inflections

3 entries

speared spearing spears

Derivations

2 entries

spearer spearhead

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He hurled a spear at his enemy.

Source: tatoeba (301737)

The tip of the spear was dipped in a deadly poison.

Source: tatoeba (764188)

Tom stabbed Mary with a spear.

Source: tatoeba (1028001)

Leaning on his bone-tipped spear for support, Tom rises to his feet.

Source: tatoeba (1566882)

Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.

More for "spear"

Meaning

Keep exploring

Read the definition Browse writing guides Read the blog