Associations to the word «Spearhead»

Wiktionary

SPEARHEAD, noun. The pointed head, or end, of a spear.
SPEARHEAD, noun. One who leads or initiates an activity (such as an attack or a campaign).
SPEARHEAD, noun. The leading military unit in an attack.
SPEARHEAD, noun. (sports) A player who initiates attacking moves.
SPEARHEAD, verb. (transitive) To drive or campaign ardently for, as an effort, project, etc.

Dictionary definition

SPEARHEAD, noun. Someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.).
SPEARHEAD, noun. The leading military unit in an attack.
SPEARHEAD, noun. The head and sharpened point of a spear.
SPEARHEAD, verb. Be the leader of; "She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats