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US
/ˈspɪɹ/
]
[ UK /spˈiə/ ]
[ UK /spˈiə/ ]
NOUN
- an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
- a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
VERB
-
thrust up like a spear
The branch speared up into the air -
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.
- 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.
- The Shakespeare Garden is planted with herbs referred to by Shakespeare in his plays, including mint, camomile, marjoram and lavender.