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• spear-thrower — /spear throh euhr/, n. Anthropol. 1. a flexible device for launching a spear, usually a short cord wound around the spear so that when thrown the weapon will rotate in the air. 2. Also called atlatl. a rigid device for increasing the speed and… …   Universalium

• spear — [spir] n. [ME spere < OE (akin to Ger speer) < IE base * sper > SPAR2, L sparus] 1. a weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft with a sharp point, usually of metal or stone, for thrusting or throwing 2. any spearlike, often forked,… …   English World dictionary

• spear beak — spear beak, a long, sharp beak, like that of a heron, that can be used to catch fish …   Useful english dictionary

• spear|gun — «SPIHR GUHN», noun. an underwater weapon used to shoot steel darts at fish. It operates by spring action like a crossbow or by the expansion of compressed carbon dioxide gas. Spearguns are often used by scuba divers …   Useful english dictionary

• spear-phishing — pp. Phishing targeted at a specific person, usually by sending an e mail message crafted to appear as though it was sent by someone known to the recipient. Also: spear phishing, spearphishing. spear phish v. spear phish n. spear phisher n.… …   New words

• spear — spear1 spearer, n. /spear/, n. 1. a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached. 2. a soldier or other person armed with such a weapon; spearman: an …   Universalium

• Spear — A spear is a pole weapon used for hunting and war, consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a sharpened head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be of another material… …   Wikipedia

• spear — I [[t]spɪər[/t]] n. 1) mil a weapon consisting of a long wooden shaft to which a sharp pointed head, as of metal or stone, is attached 2) a similar weapon or stabbing implement, as one for use in fishing 3) the act of spearing 4) mil spearman 5)… …   From formal English to slang

• spear — I UK [spɪə(r)] / US [spɪr] noun [countable] Word forms spear : singular spear plural spears * 1) a long weapon like a stick with one sharp end 2) the long pointed part of a vegetable such as asparagus II UK [spɪə(r)] / US [spɪr] verb [transitive] …   English dictionary

• spear up — verb thrust up like a spear The branch speared up into the air • Syn: ↑spear • Derivationally related forms: ↑spear (for: ↑spear) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary