Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spearhead

3 senses of spearhead

Sense 1
spearhead -- (someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.))
       => leader -- (a person who rules or guides or inspires others)

Sense 2
spearhead -- (the leading military unit in an attack)
       => military unit, military force, military group, force -- (a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men")

Sense 3
spearhead, spearpoint, spear-point -- (the head and sharpened point of a spear)
       => point -- (sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb spearhead

1 sense of spearhead

Sense 1
spearhead -- (be the leader of; "She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease")
       => head, lead -- (be in charge of; "Who is heading this project?")