spear

¹spear

noun \ˈspir\

Definition of SPEAR

1

: a thrusting or throwing weapon with long shaft and sharp head or blade

2

: a sharp-pointed instrument with barbs used in spearing fish

3

: spearman

Origin of SPEAR

Middle English spere, from Old English; akin to Old High German sper spear, Latin sparus hunting spear

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SPEAR

beer, bier, blear, cere, cheer, clear, dear, deer, Deere, drear, ear, fear, fere, fleer, gear, hear, here, jeer, leer, mere, mir, near, peer, pier, Pierre, queer, rear, schmear, sear, seer, sere, shear, sheer, skirr, smear, sneer, speer, sphere, steer, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, weir, year