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Main Entry:
spear
[
speer
]
/
spɪər
/
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Part of Speech:
Main Entry:
spear
Part of Speech:
Main Entry:
spear
Part of Speech:
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Spear
the eggplants several times with a knife, so that they will not explode in the oven.
Traps set with nets caught more prey than
spear
hunting, he added.
To do the same with the
spear
is a matter of a few seconds.
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Spear
the eggplants several times with a knife, so that they will not explode in the oven.
Traps set with nets caught more prey than
spear
hunting, he added.
To do the same with the
spear
is a matter of a few seconds.
Elephants often leave farms with
spear
and gunshot wounds.
The private business sector should and is
spear
heading the transition.
The
spear
had penetrated ten inches, rupturing her sinuses, which prevented her from using her trunk to drink.
Not only that, the propulsion unit contains
spear
guns, explosive bottles and even a searchlight.
Also, for every fat
spear
you would need two to four skinny ones, making peeling a nuisance.
From ancient noodle recipes to
spear
throwing, here are a few of our favorite studies.
And so on, crossbow to bow to thrown
spear
to hand-held
spear
to sharp stick.
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Main Entry:
spear
Part of Speech:
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