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“Spear” or “Speer”

spear / speer are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

spear s·p·IH·r

  • nouna long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon.
  • nounan implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish.
  • verbpierce with a spear.
  • verbthrust up like a spear.

speer s·p·IH·r

  • nounGerman Nazi architect who worked for Hitler (1905-1981).
Usage

Examples in context

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“spear”

  • …the that doubles as a spear.
  • …Say Jah No Dead" (Burning Spear in 1978)
  • "Marcus Garvey" (Burning Spear in 1975)
  • …At The Tip Of The Spear"
  • …Scenes" in L. Rasmussen, V. Spear and D. Tillotson eds., Our…
  • …schooner Huntley sinks off Cape Spear, Newfoundland.
  • …in the chest with a spear, Robert fights and kills one…
  • …into a armed with a spear.
  • …Blaster and via the Kyu Spear.
  • …black and gold are three spears (called Shweinsfeder - ”swine’s feather”…

“speer”

  • …assigned his favourite architect Albert Speer to build the New Reich…
  • Speer, Albert.
  • …in his cabinet other than Speer; but included several serving officers…
  • Speer was given a blank cheque…
  • …Friedeburg committed suicide, while Dönitz, Speer, Jodl and other members of…
  • Speer claimed in his autobiography that…
  • …the Nazi architecture of Albert Speer.
  • He was replaced by Albert Speer.
  • According to Albert Speer, who later became Hitler's favorite…
  • Hitler frequently declared, according to Speer, that "he first learned what…

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