Associations to the word «Spar»

Wiktionary

SPAR, noun. A rafter of a roof.
SPAR, noun. A thick pole or piece of wood.
SPAR, noun. (obsolete) A bar of wood used to fasten a door.
SPAR, noun. (nautical) A general term denoting any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.
SPAR, noun. (aeronautics) A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.
SPAR, verb. (obsolete or dialectal) to bolt, bar.
SPAR, verb. (transitive) To supply or equip (a vessel) with spars.
SPAR, verb. To fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat.
SPAR, verb. To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.
SPAR, verb. To contest in words; to wrangle.
SPAR, noun. (mineralogy) any of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent blee, which are easily cleft
SPAR, noun. (mineralogy) any crystal with no readily discernible faces.
SPAR TORPEDO, noun. A weapon consisting of a bomb placed at the end of a long pole, or spar, and attached to a boat. The weapon is used by running the end of the spar into the enemy ship.

Dictionary definition

SPAR, noun. Any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable.
SPAR, noun. A stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging.
SPAR, noun. Making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer.
SPAR, verb. Furnish with spars.
SPAR, verb. Fight with spurs; "the gamecocks were sparring".
SPAR, verb. Box lightly.
SPAR, verb. Fight verbally; "They were sparring all night".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King