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spearhead

/'sp/i/r,h/E/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)

    noun.person

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. the leading military unit in an attack

    noun.group

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. the head and sharpened point of a spear

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms spear-point spearpoint

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. The pointed head, or end, of a spear.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. be the leader of

    verb.social

    Examples
    She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

spear thistlespear throwerspear upspear-pointspearerspearfishspearhead-shapedspearmanspearmintspearmint oilspearnose batspearpoint

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