Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tip of the spear

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
tip of the s-pear
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The foremost person or group; those on the front lines.

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What does tip of the spear mean?
The foremost person or group; those on the front lines.

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