spears
Thrusting hunting weapons
Spears is the plural of spear—long-shafted weapons with pointed tips, among humanity's oldest tools for hunting and warfare.
Asparagus spears are the vegetable's edible shoots, named for their shape.
To say someone spears something is to pierce or catch it with a sharp thrust: He spears a chunk of meat with his fork. (Capitalized Spears is a surname.)
Long thrusting weapon
- javelinThrowing spear for sport
- pikeLong battlefield spear
- tridentThree-pronged fishing spear
- halberdAxe-headed infantry pike
harpoon · bayonet · assegai · pilum · glaive · partisan · yari · dory
Throwing spear for sport
- throwPropel by arm motion
- trackPath or monitored route
- fieldArea of specialty
- decathlonTen-event track and field contest
athlete · distance · technique · grip · release · trajectory · runway · stance
Barbed spear for whales
- tridentThree-pronged fishing spear
- prongPointed projecting part
- catchSeize or snag
- underwaterBelow the surface
diving · fish · reef · coastal · indigenous · traditional · gigging · frog
Animal being hunted
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
throwing · accuracy · game · boar · venison · harpoon · wilderness · hunter-gatherers
Massed infantry formation
- hoplitesAncient Greek heavy infantry
- legionariesRoman military infantrymen
- shieldwallInterlocked defensive formation
- pikemenSoldiers armed with long-shafted weapons
infantry · formation · charge · thrust · skirmishers · vanguard · flank · melee
lance
Long thrusting weapon
halberd · harpoon · bayonet · assegai · pilum · glaive · partisan · yari · dory · shaft
javelin
Throwing spear for sport
decathlon · athlete · distance · technique · grip · release · trajectory · runway · stance · aerodynamics
harpoon
Barbed spear for whales
underwater · diving · fish · reef · coastal · indigenous · traditional · gigging · frog · eel
prey
Animal being hunted
ambush · throwing · accuracy · game · boar · venison · harpoon · wilderness · hunter-gatherers · tribes
phalanx
Massed infantry formation
- hoplitesAncient Greek heavy infantry
- legionariesRoman military infantrymen
- shieldwallInterlocked defensive formation
pikemen · infantry · formation · charge · thrust · skirmishers · vanguard · flank · melee · cavalry
asparagus
Edible green stalk vegetable
- broccoliCruciferous vegetable with florets
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- diggingRemoving earth below
aerating · soil · planting · primitive · stake · pole · dibble · furrow
tribal
Of a clan
heritage · ancestry · power · authority · sovereignty · sacred · mythology · warrior · chieftain · initiation
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- armsguns, rifles, pistols, swords, firearms
- medieval armsswords, shields, axes, bows, crossbow
- antiquitiesancient coins, ancient relics, ancient artifacts, ancient pottery, ancient seals
- Bronze Agebronze swords, bronze, bronze tools, bronze jewelry, bronze dagger
spearsshields
Protective barriers for defense
armor · defensive gear · bucklers · helmets · breastplates
- Britney Spears
- spear gunUnderwater projectile weapon
- spear fishingHunting fish underwater with pole
- tip of the spearForemost element of advance
- pickle spearLengthwise-cut brined cucumber
- spear pointSharpened head of throwing weapon
spear, spearhead, speared, spearing, spearmint, spearheads, spearfishing, spearfish, spearheaded