Word Frequency
spear1 (spɪə
)
Definitions
noun
- a weapon consisting of a long shaft with a sharp pointed end of metal, stone, or wood that may be thrown or thrust
- a similar implement used to catch fish
- another name for spearman
verb
- to pierce (something) with or as if with a spear
Derived Forms
ˈspearer nounWord Origin
Old English spere; related to Old Norse spjör spears, Greek sparos giltheadExample Sentences Including 'Spears'
COM's Britney Spears 'Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know ' screensaver!NME (New Musical Express) (2003)
Donna, she's a news reporter, not Britney Spears ,' Holly pointed out, overcoming her anxiety in order to set the record straight.JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
In Beirut lurked Louis Spears , where Lyttelton had helped establish him.THE GUARDSMEN (2004)
It's her lifetime ambition to discover Madonna or Britney Spears living on the Cressbeds council estate.TICKLED PINK (2002)
Performers ranging from Britney Spears to Garth Brooks commonly use stage pyrotechnics in large venues.Globe and Mail (2003)
Portable radios played music: Britney Spears , Mahler, the latest sensation from Tashkent.CHAMELEON (2002)
Spears of destiny: To fend off the Hogmanay hangover, you can tune in to Channel 5 for a whole New Year's Day of Britney Spears action.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Stop partying so much and get down to producing the Britney Spears music of a year-and-a-half ago.Belfast Telegraph (2004)
Universal Music spent $2.2 million promoting Carly Hennessy, a Dublin teenager, in the hope that she would become the next Britney Spears.Irish Times (2002)
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