Synonyms for spear
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : speer |
| Phonetic Transcription : spɪər |
Top 10 synonyms for spear Other synonyms for the word spear
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
- 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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