Synonyms for spear
spɪərspear

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1. spear, lance, shaftnoun

   a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

   Synonyms:
   gig, light beam, beam, dig, shaft, prick, gibe, beam of light, ray, slam, calamus, cock, tool, peter, shaft of light, barb, fishgig, ray of light, dick, quill, diaphysis, rotating shaft, jibe, putz, lancet, scape, pecker, irradiation, lance, shot, fizgig

2. spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lanceverb

   an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

   Synonyms:
   fishgig, gig, fizgig, lancet, shaft, lance

3. spearverb

   pierce with a spear

   "spear fish"

   Synonyms:
   spear up

4. spear, spear upverb

   thrust up like a spear

   "The branch speared up into the air"

   Synonyms:
   spear up

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1. spearnoun

   Synonyms:
   lance, javelin

2. spearnoun

   Synonyms:
   shoot, spire

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1. spearnoun

   Synonyms:
   lance, javelin, harpoon, assagai, trident, jireed, shoot, spire, blade

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1. List of paraphrases for "spear":

   lance, harpoon, lanza, launches, throw, initiates, spearhead, stylus

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1. Simon Taylor:

   This database will be a rich source of information for the bad guys to create very compelling, targeted spear phishing attacks and increases the likelihood of recipients opening email attachments, which renders them, and their respective organizations, highly exposed to attack.

2. Luke Sisinni:

   He said it spun around and started coming for him, so he stabbed it with his spear to try and scare it off, but it just went ballistic and bit him.

3. Homer:

   It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death all things appear fair. But when dogs shame the gray head and gray chin and nakedness of an old man killed, it is the most piteous thing that happens among wretched mortals.

4. Steve Salisbury:

   The genus name, Thapunngaka, incorporates thapun [ ta-boon ] and ngaka [ nga-ga ], the Wanamara words for' spear' and' mouth', respectively, the species name, shawi, honours the fossil's discoverer Len Shaw, so the name means' Shaw's spear mouth'.

5. George Karavetsos:

   I can't think of anybody who would be better positioned to the be the tip of the spear for the vaccine, there has been no letup on the gas with her in an acting capacity.