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• Spearhead (magazine) — Spearhead was a British far right wing magazine edited by John Tyndall until his death in July 2005. Founded in 1964 by Tyndall, it was used to voice his grievances against the state of the United Kingdom. The magazine has not continued under new …   Wikipedia

• spearhead — ► NOUN 1) the point of a spear. 2) an individual or group leading an attack or movement. ► VERB ▪ lead (an attack or movement) …   English terms dictionary

• spearhead — [spir′hed΄] n. 1. the pointed head of a spear 2. the leading person, part, or group in an endeavor, esp. in a military attack vt. to take the lead in (an attack, etc.) …   English World dictionary

• spearhead — (n.) c.1400, from SPEAR (Cf. spear) (n.1) + HEAD (Cf. head) (n.). Figurative sense of leading element (of an attack, movement, etc.) is attested from 1893; the verb in this sense is recorded from 1938. Related: Spearheaded; spearheading …   Etymology dictionary

• attack — I n. assault (also fig.) 1) to carry out, make; launch, mount; lead, spearhead; press an attack 2) to provoke an attack 3) to blunt; break up, repel, repulse an attack 4) (often mil.) an all out, concerted, full scale; coordinated; mock; pre… …   Combinatory dictionary

• spearhead — spear|head1 [ˈspıəhed US ˈspır ] v [T] to lead an attack or organized action ▪ the troops who spearheaded the rescue mission spearhead 2 spearhead2 n [C usually singular] a person or group of people who lead an attack or organized action… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• spearhead — [[t]spɪ͟ə(r)hed[/t]] spearheads, spearheading, spearheaded 1) VERB If someone spearheads a campaign or an attack, they lead it. [JOURNALISM] [V n] ...Esther Rantzen, who is spearheading a national campaign against bullying... [V n] Helicopters… …   English dictionary

• attack — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 violence against sb ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal, frenzied, horrific, savage, serious, vicious, violent ▪ unprovoked …   Collocations dictionary

• spearhead — 1 verb (T) to lead an attack or organized action: Ross spearheaded a campaign to improve sales. 2 noun (countable usually singular) a person or group of people who lead an attack or organized action: The group became the spearhead of the labor… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• spearhead — n. & v. n. 1 the point of a spear. 2 an individual or group chosen to lead a thrust or attack. v.tr. act as the spearhead of (an attack etc.) …   Useful english dictionary

• spearhead — spear•head [[t]ˈspɪərˌhɛd[/t]] n. 1) the sharp pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear 2) any person, contingent, or force that leads an attack, undertaking, etc 3) to act as a spearhead for: to spearhead the drive for new… …   From formal English to slang