Index of English words, starting with "sp"

(1) - Spear (v. i.) To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See Spire.
(2) - Spear (v. t.) To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish.
(3) - Spear (n.) The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod.
(4) - Spear (n.) The feather of a horse. See Feather, n., 4.
(5) - Spear (n.) A shoot, as of grass; a spire.
(6) - Spear (n.) A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish and other animals.
(7) - Spear (n.) Fig.: A spearman.
(8) - Spear (n.) A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance.

(1) - Spearer (n.) One who uses a spear; as, a spearer of fish.

(1) - Spearfish (n.) The carp sucker.
(2) - Spearfish (n.) A large and powerful fish (Tetrapturus albidus) related to the swordfish, but having scales and ventral fins. It is found on the American coast and the Mediterranean.

(1) - Spearhead (n.) The pointed head, or end, of a spear.