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| spear [ speer ] |
noun (plural spears) |
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young shoot: a young blade, shoot, or stalk of a plant such as asparagus or grass
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intransitive verb (past participle speared, present participle spear·ing, 3rd person present singular spears) |
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send up spear: to bear a spear or send one up through the soil
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| [15th century. Alteration of spire1] |
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