spear
Pointed pole weapon
A spear is a weapon with a pointed tip on a long shaft, designed for thrusting or throwing.
Among the oldest human weapons, spears appear in hunting, warfare, and fishing.
The shape extends to pointed vegetables: asparagus spears.
To spear is to pierce or stab with a spear or similar implement: She speared a piece of melon with her fork.
Long battlefield spear
- lanceLong thrusting weapon
- halberdAxe-headed infantry pike
- tridentThree-pronged fishing spear
- glaiveBladed polearm weapon
partisan · javelin · shaft · tip · blade · thrusting · stabbing · reach
Throwing spear for sport
- throwPropel by arm motion
- decathlonTen-event track and field contest
- heptathlonSeven-sport athletic competition
- track-and-fieldRunning and throwing sports
Olympics · Paralympics · athlete · competition · record · podium · technique · aerodynamics
Massed infantry formation
- legionGreat number, or soldiers
- infantryGround combat troops
- pikemanSpear-armed infantry soldier
- lanceLong thrusting weapon
hoplite · shield-wall · formation · thrust · charge · cavalry · melee · skirmish
Barbed spear for whales
- tridentThree-pronged fishing spear
- gigShort-term paid work
- prongPointed projecting part
- barbBackward-pointing spike
fisherman · snorkeling · freediving · reef · catch · subsistence · tidal · wading
Copper-tin alloy
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
- chertFine-grained siliceous stone
- NeolithicFinal prehistoric stone-tool era
prehistoric · artifact · archaeology · tomb · ceremonial · ritual · tribal · shaft
Monitoring location over time
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- safariWildlife observation journey
- boarUndomesticated male swine
bushcraft · ambush · thrust · kill · survival · pursuit · prey · woodland
Chief Norse deity
- AchillesGreek hero, mortal heel
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- heroOne admired for courage
quest · enchanted · cursed · relic · Valkyrie · Ares · Mars · Athena
Barbed spear for whales
- Moby-DickEpic whaling novel
- NantucketMassachusetts island resort
- InuitArctic indigenous people
- narwhalSpiral-tusked Arctic whale
blubber · flensing · harpooner · toggle · scrimshaw · leviathan · whaleboat · maritime
Edible green stalk vegetable
- broccoliCruciferous vegetable with florets
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- tenderSoft or sore
- greenColor of vegetation
steamed · roasted · grilled · blanched · sautéed · tips · bunch · sprig
Tapering to a tip
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- taperedGradually narrowing in width
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- barbedHaving sharp projections
honed · whetted · sharpened · razor-sharp · needle-like · tip · penetrating · impaling
pike
Long battlefield spear
glaive · partisan · javelin · shaft · tip · blade · thrusting · stabbing · reach · point
javelin
Throwing spear for sport
- throwPropel by arm motion
- decathlonTen-event track and field contest
- heptathlonSeven-sport athletic competition
track-and-field · Olympics · Paralympics · athlete · competition · record · podium · technique · aerodynamics · grip
phalanx
Massed infantry formation
lance · hoplite · shield-wall · formation · thrust · charge · cavalry · melee · skirmish · combat
harpoon
Barbed spear for whales
barb · fisherman · snorkeling · freediving · reef · catch · subsistence · tidal · wading · torchlight
bronze
Copper-tin alloy
Neolithic · prehistoric · artifact · archaeology · tomb · ceremonial · ritual · tribal · shaft · ancestors
tracking
Monitoring location over time
boar · bushcraft · ambush · thrust · kill · survival · pursuit · prey · woodland · savanna
Odin
Chief Norse deity
hero · quest · enchanted · cursed · relic · Valkyrie · Ares · Mars · Athena · epic
harpoon
Barbed spear for whales
narwhal · blubber · flensing · harpooner · toggle · scrimshaw · leviathan · whaleboat · maritime · Ahab
asparagus
Edible green stalk vegetable
green · steamed · roasted · grilled · blanched · sautéed · tips · bunch · sprig · crudité
pointed
Tapering to a tip
barbed · honed · whetted · sharpened · razor-sharp · needle-like · tip · penetrating · impaling · skewering
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- prehistorystone tools, Neolithic, Stone Age, caveman, cavemen
- VikingsViking, longships, longship, raiding, Norse settlers
- weaponsknife, gun, sword, swords, rifle
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- CastawaysRobinson Crusoe, castaway, Gilligan, shipwreck, stranded
speardistaff
Fiber-holding spinning tool
spindle · loom · female line · needle · spinning wheel
- speak upTalk louder or opine
- speak outExpress opinions openly
- speak your mindState honest opinions openly
- so to speakPhrase signaling loose usage
- as we speakAt the present moment
- speak volumesCommunicate much nonverbally
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