Dictionaries › English

spearhead

Pronunciation: /ˈspɪə.hɛd/

The English word “spearhead” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The pointed head, or end, of a spear.
  2. Something or somebody leading or initiating an activity (such as an attack or campaign).
  3. The leading military unit in an attack.
  4. A player who initiates attacking moves.

verb

  1. To drive or campaign ardently for (an effort, project, etc.); to direct.

Etymology

From Middle English spere-hed; equivalent to spear + head.

Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “spearhead” there

More English words

About this dictionary

The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.

Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.