English dictionary
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English noun: spearhead | |||
| 1. | spearhead (person) someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leader | ||
| 2. | spearhead (group) the leading military unit in an attack | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force, military force, military group, military unit | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 3. | spearhead (artifact) the head and sharpened point of a spear | ||
| Synonyms | spear-point, spearpoint | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | point | ||
| Part meronym | lance, pike, shaft, spear | ||
English verb: spearhead | |||
| 1. | spearhead (social) be the leader of | ||
| Samples | She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | head, lead | ||
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