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spears definition and meaning

n. A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance.
n. Fig.: A spearman.
n. A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish and other animals.
n. A shoot, as of grass; a spire.
n. The feather of a horse. See Feather, n., 4.
n. The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod.
v. t. To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish.
v. i. To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See Spire.

Crossword clues for spears

- A throwing weapon
- Fish-catching fork
- Fishing aid
- Hunting weapon
- Javelin
- Masai weapon
- Olden weapon
- Pointed weapon
- Pointy weapon with a wooden shaft
- Sharp weapon
- Simple weapon
- Stem of asparagus
- Throwing weapon
- Weapon
- Fishing implements
- Javelins
- Thrusting weapons