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spear

[ US /ˈspɪɹ/ ]
[ UK /spˈi‍ə/ ]
NOUN
  1. an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
  2. a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
VERB
  1. thrust up like a spear
    The branch speared up into the air
  2. pierce with a spear
    spear fish

How To Use spear In A Sentence

  • Back in our world, custom has perhaps staled Shakespeare's infinite variety a bit.
  • Since the late '70s, and the fashion upheaval wrought by punk rock, people have been spearing the little metal pins through their ears or leather jackets.
  • They spearfish & dive for lobster, but almost never fish with hook & line. Which Fishing Cult is the Most Insane?
  • A year later, in ‘L' Allegro ’, the delphic element had disappeared, and Milton's cheerful man heard ‘Sweetest Shakespeare, fancy's child Warble his native woodnotes wild’.
  • Shakespeare with practical axioms and domestick wisdom. Preface to Shakespeare
  • The organisation's shield consisted of a male forearm whose fist was thrusting the point of a spear into the jaws of a wolf. DOVES OF WAR: Four Women of Spain
  • Despite first appearances, it adheres closely to Shakespeare's play.
  • As the student's uniforms are traded for spears and war paint, the innocent boys devolve into uncontrolled, bloodthirsty hunters and ultimately, savages intent on killing the "beast".
  • Shakespearean tales of love as sacrifice, conquest or unrequited passion are beyond reason.
  • In spite of all this, there is something about Shakespeare and something about performance without walls; in combination, they make magic.
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