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spear

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noun a sprout or shoot of a plant.
Ex. a spear of grass.

spear

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noun spearer.

spear

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noun 1. a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp-pointed head, sometimes barbed. Spears are for throwing or thrusting with the hand in hunting, fishing, and warfare. The javelin is a light spear used in track-and-field sports.
2. (Archaic.) a spearm

spear

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spear (1), noun, verb.

spear

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spear (2), noun, verb.

spear

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v.i. (Figurative:)
Ex. His reproachful gaze speared into my heart. Long shafts of light ... spearing right down into the ... night below (Margaret Kennedy).
(SYN) penetrate.

spear

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v.i. to sprout or shoot into a long stem; germinate.
Ex. Blades of grass speared out of the earth.

spear

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v.t. 1. to pierce with a spear.
Ex. The Indian speared a fish. I think it a gain to be speared by a foe rather than to be stabbed by a friend (Cardinal Newman).
2. to pierce or stab with anything sharp.
Ex. to spear string beans with a