Synonyms for spear

Grammar : Noun

Spell : speer

Phonetic Transcription : spɪər

Top 10 synonyms for spear

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Définition of spear

Origin : Old English spere, from Proto-Germanic *speri (cf. Old Norse spjör, Old Saxon, Old Frisian sper, Dutch speer, Old High German sper, German Speer "spear"), from PIE root *sper- "spear, pole" (cf. Old Norse sparri "spar, rafter," and perhaps also Latin sparus "hunting spear").

noun lance
noun weapon

Example sentences :

One of them gave me his spear, which was very blunt, and I sharpened it for him.
Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest

Let him then name the gentleman with whom he would break a spear.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

This is what happened: from one of the shenzis you traded a spear, or a spear was given you.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

"A shenzi has killed Mavrouki with a spear," the man answered her question.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

If our men get to fooling with their women, they'll spear the lot of us!
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

I am your friend, your brother; I have no spear and no arrows, but I have this—this!
Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

It was Kua-ko, and after wounding me with his spear he was about to finish me with his knife.
Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

Wotan walked around the peak, drawing a line with his spear.
Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin

Without Ithuriel's spear, how can they distinguish the good from the evil?
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Then, as if armed with spear and shield, he advanced to meet Giant Blubb.
Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis

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