| speak |
verb i. |
To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak., To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse., To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a public assembly formally., To discourse; to make mention; to tell., To give sound; to sound., To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by utterance; as, features that speak of self-will., To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter articulately, as human beings., To utter in a word or words; to say; to tell; to declare orally; as, to speak the truth; to speak sense., To declare; to proclaim; to publish; to make known; to exhibit; to express in any way., To talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in conversation; as, to speak Latin., To address; to accost; to speak to. |
| spear |
noun |
A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance., Fig.: A spearman., A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing fish and other animals., A shoot, as of grass; a spire., The feather of a horse. See Feather, n., 4., The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is attached; a pump rod., To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish., To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See Spire. |