Spearhead: alternatives and connections

The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of f…

A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is d…

A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat ci…

A combining form denoting the head, of the head, connected with the head; as, cephalosome, cephalopod.

Rising to a point or head; conical; pointed; crested.

The iron head of a tilting spear, divided into two, three, or four blunt points.

The iron head of a tilting spear; a coronel.

The iron head of a tilting spear.

The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; als…

A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an…

A spear bearer; a statue of a man holding a spear or in the attitude of a spear bearer. Several important sculptures of this subject e…

A weapon formerly used, consisting of a large blade fixed on the end of a pole, whose edge was on the outside curve; also, a light lan…

To pierce or wound, as with a horn; to penetrate with a pointed instrument, as a spear; to stab.

A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a broad, fiat, tri…

(of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base

Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and sho…

Any natural projection or excrescence from an animal, resembling or thought to resemble a horn in substance or form; esp.: (a) A proje…

A thin, pointed nail, with a heavy flaring head, for securing a horsehoe to the hoof; a horsehoe nail.