spearhead
spearhead
Definition
spear·head (-hed′)
noun
- the pointed head of a spear
- the leading person, part, or group in an endeavor, esp. in a military attack
transitive verb
to take the lead in (an attack, etc.)
spearhead
Synonyms
spearhead
Usage Examples
Object
- campaign: Rothwell Labor Party is spearheading a campaign to force Leeds.. .
- revival: In the 1870s William Morris spearheaded a revival of block printing.
- initiative: Nurses are spearheading an initiative to promote the use of arts in healthcare.
- regeneration: Creative Foundation a-n Magazine November 2005 WHAT: charity spearheading the regeneration of Folkestone's cultural quarter.
- effort: Spearheaded an effort an outpatient doctor's increase an employe's.
- revolution: In 20 years, I expect that genome information will have spearheaded a revolution in the way we treat cancer.
Converse of object
- help: Antony will help spearhead the bank's expansion into the Public Sector market.
- become: Rather than having allowed her experiences to destroy her, her pain has become a spearhead for change.
- form: They had been taken to France to form a spearhead to help get the British troops out of France.
- make: It was approximately 6 feet long with a leaf shaped spearhead made of iron.
Modifies a noun
- exhibition: Spearhead Exhibitions Ltd's website is published by Spearhead Exhibitions Limited.
- effort: Spearhead efforts to share AI technology and expertise among each of Midway's studios.
- development: He has been appointed to Oxford BioMedica's San Diego subsidiary to spearhead business development primarily in the USA.
Modifying Another Word
- currently: Nonetheless, Friends of the Earth is currently spearheading a campaign on GM-free zones.
- also: He also spearheaded the company's expansion into Eastern Europe.
- now: Artistic and efficient, she now spearheads the future of the British film industry in the South of England.
- recently: The 31-year-old PR executive recently spearheaded the American Red Cross ' largest-ever blood donor campaign.
Noun used with modifier
- bronze: There was also a bronze spearhead and part of a beaker and a cinerary urn.
- iron: The warrior tried to get the sharp iron spearhead under the enemy's shield to stab him.
Preposition: of
- attack: EMU is the spearhead of a major attack on the post-war gains of the working class across Europe.
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