noun Download 🔗Share A long stick with a sharp tip used as a weapon for throwing or thrusting, or anything used to make a thrusting motion. Examples : "The soldiers practiced throwing spears at targets during their training. " weapon military utensil history archaeology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A soldier armed with such a weapon; a spearman. Examples : "The line of spears stood ready to defend the castle walls. " weapon military person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lance with barbed prongs, used by fishermen to retrieve fish. Examples : "The fisherman carefully used his spears to bring the flounder up from the shallow water. " utensil weapon fish nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An illegal maneuver using the end of a hockey stick to strike into another hockey player. Examples : "The referee called a penalty when the player spears another with the end of his stick. " sport action game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In professional wrestling, a running tackle in which the wrestler's shoulder is driven into the opponent's midsection. Examples : "In the wrestling match, Roman Reigns often wins by performing brutal spears on his opponents. " sport entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shoot, as of grass; a spire. Examples : "After the rain, tiny green spears of grass began to emerge from the soil. " plant nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The feather of a horse. Examples : "The show horse had beautiful spears of hair fanning out from its lower legs, giving it a regal appearance. " animal body part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod. Examples : "The old pump's spears were worn, making it difficult to draw water from the well. " machine utensil technology part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A long, thin strip from a vegetable. Examples : "asparagus and broccoli spears" vegetable food plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pierce with a spear. Examples : "The fisherman spears the fish with a quick thrust. " weapon action military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (by extension) To penetrate or strike with, or as if with, any long narrow object; to make a thrusting motion that catches an object on the tip of a long device. Examples : "The cook spears the pickle with a fork to take it out of the jar. " weapon action utensil military Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To shoot into a long stem, as some plants do. Examples : "The asparagus plant spears early in the spring. " plant biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
