speartip

Weapon's piercing point

The pointed end of a spear, designed for piercing.

Speartip extends to anything resembling this shape or position—the leading edge of an advance, the sharp front of a formation: The platoon formed the speartip of the assault.

Figuratively, the speartip is whatever leads or initiates: Research labs are the speartip of innovation.

sharpness

edge

Boundary or sharpness

keen · razor-sharp · tapered · needlelike · piercing · cutting · acute · sharpened · blade · barbed

thrust

lunge

Sudden forward movement

  • jabQuick, straight blow
  • stabPierce with point
  • pierceMake hole through

impale · plunge · skewer · gore · prod · poke · drive · charge · penetrate · strike

weaponry

javelin

Throwing spear for sport

  • lanceLong thrusting weapon
  • pikeLong battlefield spear
  • halberdAxe-headed infantry pike

trident · assegai · yari · harpoon · bayonet · glaive · partisan · pilum · dart · projectile

forging

blacksmith

Iron-shaping craftsperson

tempering · quenching · furnace · tongs · whetstone · grinding · honing · shaping · billet · casting

Categories
Opposites
spear component

speartipshaft

Narrow vertical passage

butt end · butt · haft · handle · grip

position/role in action

speartiprear guard

Troops covering a retreat

rearguard · tail end · reserve force · trailing edge · backup

sharpness/penetration

speartipflat surface

Level, even area

shield · buffer · cushion

Family

speartips

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G