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Spearhead

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The sharpened head of a spear.

n. The leading forces in a military thrust.

n. The driving force in a given action, endeavor, or movement.

v. To be the leader of (a movement, for example): "spearheaded the effort to offer classes in settlement houses [and] provide lecturers to women's clubs” ( Catherine Clinton).

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

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

n. One who leads or initiates an activity (such as an attack or a campaign).

n. The leading military unit in an attack.

n. A player who initiates attacking moves

v. To drive or campaign ardently for, as an effort, project, etc.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The head of a spear.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

n. the head and sharpened point of a spear

v. be the leader of

n. the leading military unit in an attack

Word Usage

"I thank you, Sir, and may I add this: In your reference to the spearhead, I couldn't help but think that the force behind the spearhead is Leo Dolan."

Verb Form

spearheaded spearheading spearheads

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

leader point lead head military group

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