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Suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Speers Point is a suburb of Greater Newcastle, and the location of the council seat of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area in New South Wales
Speers_Point
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia
Company donated land at the corner of Main Road and Council Street, Speers Point, for the construction of a Council Chamber. A tender for the new Shire
City_of_Lake_Macquarie
Tram system in Australia
Wallsend from 1887 to 1950. At its peak the line extended from the city to Speers Point and West Wallsend. The service was rarely profitable, and low utilisation
Trams in Newcastle, New South Wales
Trams_in_Newcastle,_New_South_Wales
Topics referred to by the same term
Speers may refer to David Speers, Australian journalist Hall Speers, Irish Anglican bishop Speers, Pennsylvania Speers, Saskatchewan Speers Point, New
Speers
Suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
suburbs within the Lake Macquarie Region, including Warners Bay and Speers Point, and, for a small strip of land, fronts onto Lake Macquarie itself. The
Boolaroo
Suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
was closed in 1930. A tramway from Brush Creek to Speers Point was opened in 1912. The Speers Point Service was closed in the 1920s, but a shuttle service
Edgeworth,_New_South_Wales
German architect (1905–1981)
gave him a part-time job as manager of his properties. In July 1932, the Speers visited Berlin to help out the Party before the Reichstag elections. While
Albert_Speer
Suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, between the towns of Speers Point and Booragul on the northern shoreline of Lake Macquarie. The town first
Teralba
Suburb of City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
and walking path, which runs from the Art Gallery in Booragul to Green Point traverses the lake foreshore. Warners Bay is home to a number of local sporting
Warners_Bay
Australian soccer player
professional soccer player who last played as a full-back for Wallsend, Speers Point and the Australia national soccer team. After Owen progressed from his
Ernie_Owen
Football league
Mount Pritchard Oval Wanderers Football Park 1978 Newcastle Jets Youth Speers Point Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility 2008 Promoted from the NSW
Football_NSW_League
Australian football club
games will be played out of Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility,Speers Point. Zone League One Premiership: Winners (1): 2025 Zone League One Championship:
Newcastle_Croatia_FC
Football tournament season
21 February 2015 Beresfield United Senior SC (4) 10–0 Warners Bay FC (5) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 10:00
2015 NNSW FFA Cup qualifying rounds
2015_NNSW_FFA_Cup_qualifying_rounds
Former coal mine in New South Wales, Australia
located at Speers Point, New South Wales, Australia. William Brooks began mining coal at the foot of the Munibung Hill near Speers Point in 1843. The
Lochend_Colliery
Football club
(women) is the women's team of the Newcastle Jets Football Club based in Speers Point, Newcastle, Australia. The team competes in the A-League Women; the top-tier
Newcastle_Jets_FC_(women)
us". Speers Point Public School (www.speerspt-p.schools.nsw.gov.au). Archived from the original on 19 February 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026. "Speers Point
List of government schools in New South Wales (Q–S)
List_of_government_schools_in_New_South_Wales_(Q–S)
Football facility in Speers Point, New South Wales
Regional Football Facility (LMRFF) is a football facility located in Speers Point, NSW. Developed in 2014, it consists of: 2 full-size synthetic football
Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility
Lake_Macquarie_Regional_Football_Facility
2013 video game
experience points. Speer felt that this paradoxical approach ultimately let the game down as it undermined Lara's character to the point where he found it
Tomb_Raider_(2013_video_game)
Football league
Macquarie Macquarie Field Speers Point 400 Newcatle Croatia 2023 Lake Macqaurie Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility Speers Point 500 New Lambton FC Eagles
Northern_League_One
Pinny Beach Rankin Park Rathmines Redhead Ryhope Seahampton Silverwater Speers Point Sunshine Swansea Swansea Heads Teralba Tingira Heights Toronto Valentine
List of suburbs in Greater Newcastle, New South Wales
List_of_suburbs_in_Greater_Newcastle,_New_South_Wales
Suburb of City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
(81 mi) N of Sydney 27 km (17 mi) SW of Newcastle 10 km (6.2 mi) S of Speers Point Government • State electorate Lake Macquarie • Federal division Hunter
Kilaben_Bay
Land Council (Biraban LALC) is a Local Aboriginal Land Council based at Speers Point, in the Lake Macquarie area of New South Wales, Australia. It forms part
Biraban Local Aboriginal Land Council
Biraban_Local_Aboriginal_Land_Council
Annual yacht race from Sydney to Hobart
renowned marine artist Jack Earl. John Illingworth's Rani, built at Speers Point was the winner, taking six days, 14 hours and 22 minutes. Race records
Sydney_to_Hobart_Yacht_Race
Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Speers Point, Newcastle. The club was formed in 2000 as Newcastle United before being
List of Newcastle Jets FC records and statistics
List_of_Newcastle_Jets_FC_records_and_statistics
American actor (born 1971)
Noah Strausser Speer Wyle (/ˈwaɪli/; born June 4, 1971) is an American actor, television director, producer and writer. He rose to fame as Dr. John Carter
Noah_Wyle
Suburb of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
New South Wales which is in the suburbs of Macquarie Hills, Boolaroo, Speers Point and Warners Bay. The name is believed to have been derived from an Aboriginal
Munibung_Hill
Australian cartoonist
Blaxland Gallery, Sydney, New South Wales Lake Macquarie City Library, Speers Point, New South Wales National Trust of Australia (NSW), Sydney, NSW "RecordSearch:
Les_Lumsdon
(Municipality) 7 September 1984 (1984-09-07) 649 251 89 213,967 12 Speers Point Maitland, City of 12 March 1862 (as Municipality of East Maitland) 7
Local government areas of New South Wales
Local_government_areas_of_New_South_Wales
Topics referred to by the same term
Robert Speer may refer to: Robert Elliott Speer (1867–1947), American religious leader Robert M. Speer (born 1956), acting secretary of the US Army Robert
Robert_Speer
Australian cricketer
Gordon Goffet Personal information Born (1941-03-04)4 March 1941 Speers Point, New South Wales, Australia Died 29 July 2004(2004-07-29) (aged 63) Newcastle
Gordon_Goffet
Suburb of Greater Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
2285 Parish Kahibah Suburbs around Macquarie Hills Boolaroo Cardiff Cardiff Boolaroo Macquarie Hills Cardiff South Speers Point Warners Bay Lakelands
Macquarie_Hills
Light rail system in New South Wales, Australia
Waratah line, was replaced by buses. At its peak, the system ran to Speers Point and West Wallsend. It was mostly served by trams of the LP design and
Newcastle_Light_Rail
Coastal lake in Australia
Club Marmong Pt Sailing Club Royal Motor Yacht Club of NSW, Toronto Speers Point Amateur Sailing Club South Lake Macquarie Amateur Sailing Club Teralba
Lake Macquarie (New South Wales)
Lake_Macquarie_(New_South_Wales)
Public bus system in Australia
– Speers Point – Woodrising – Toronto 270 University of Newcastle – Wallsend – Glendale – Woodrising – Toronto 271 Glendale – Teralba – Bolton Point –
Buses in Newcastle, New South Wales
Buses_in_Newcastle,_New_South_Wales
City in New South Wales, Australia
also known as Whibayganba; Flagstaff Hill also known as Tahlbihn; Pirate Point also known as Burrabihngarn; Port Hunter also known as Yohaaba; Hunter River
Newcastle,_New_South_Wales
Scottish Australian Mining Company to 1932 then BHP. Lochend Colliery 1843, Speers Point. Lymington Colliery "on a hill on the western side of Cardiff" was sunk
List of collieries in Newcastle (Australia)
List_of_collieries_in_Newcastle_(Australia)
Topics referred to by the same term
James Speers may refer to: Jim Speers, Northern Ireland politician Robert James Speers (1882–1955), known as Jim, Canadian racetrack owner and racehorse
James_Speers
ANSS. "M 4.8 – 3 km WNW of Isla Cristina, Spain 1989". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. "M 5.4 – 0 km WSW of Speers Point, Australia".
List_of_earthquakes_in_1989
Toronto Road Five Islands Road TC Frith Avenue Lake Road Morisset Glendale Speers Point Toronto Wallsend 35 km (22 mi) B55 Castlereagh Highway NSW/QLD border
List of road routes in New South Wales
List_of_road_routes_in_New_South_Wales
Annual Christmas song event in Australia
the beach. In the City of Lake Macquarie, Carols are held each year at Speers Point Park in mid-December on the edge of Lake Macquarie. In Alice Springs
Carols_by_Candlelight
Suburb of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
Western Lakes and made its debut in the 1949–50 season, playing out of Speers Point. Shortly afterwards, the club changed its name to Boolaroo Cardiff, and
Cardiff,_New_South_Wales
Topics referred to by the same term
Albert Speer (1905–1981) was a German architect and Nazi minister Albert Speer may also refer to: Albert Speer (play), a 2000 play by David Edgar Albert
Albert_Speer_(disambiguation)
Australian politician (1890–1955)
South Wales. She was ordained at the Bethany Congregational Church in Speers Point on 28 July 1931 to the Congregational Union of Australia (now part of
Joan_Hore
Australian youth football club
hosted its home matches at Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility in Speers Point, previously the team played at Wanderers Oval in Broadmeadow and Adamstown
Newcastle_Jets_FC_Youth
Soldiers Point Public School Soldiers Point Port Stephens 1947 Somersby Public School Somersby Central Coast 1893 Speers Point Public School Speers Point Lake
List of schools in the Hunter and Central Coast
List_of_schools_in_the_Hunter_and_Central_Coast
Topics referred to by the same term
associated with the title Judge Speer. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article
Judge_Speer
81): Raymond Terrace August 27 (day 81): Newcastle August 28 (day 82): Speers Point August 28 (day 82): Gosford August 29 (day 83): Wyong August 29 (day
2000 Summer Olympics torch relay
2000_Summer_Olympics_torch_relay
Suburb of City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
development was slow. A ferry provided holiday makers with access from Speers Point and a small shop was open on weekends. Because the only access was by
Valentine,_New_South_Wales
Australian soccer player
Wallsend in 1931 though he only stayed one season before crossing to Speers Point. After another stint with West Wallsend in 1933 and 1934, he moved to
Bill_Coolahan
Political news TV series in Australia
20th anniversary. In June 2019 David Speers was announced as Cassidy's replacement from 2020. Since David Speers became host in 2020 the format has remained
Insiders (Australian TV program)
Insiders_(Australian_TV_program)
South Wales: Pennant Hills Road, Marsden Road, Stewart Street, Kissing Point Road, Silverwater Road, St HilliersRoad, Rawson Street, Olympic Drive, Joseph
List of road routes in New South Wales (numeric)
List_of_road_routes_in_New_South_Wales_(numeric)
4971 4800 02 4971 4671 Email form ACNC profile Biraban 95 Main Road Speers Point NSW 2284 PO Box 143 BOOLAROO NSW 2284 02 4950 4806 02 4359 3574 Biraban
List of Local Aboriginal Land Councils in New South Wales
List_of_Local_Aboriginal_Land_Councils_in_New_South_Wales
Yacht club in Australia
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on handicap. The yacht was built locally at Speers Point by L. J. and B. P. Steel & Sons. Valhalla, co-owned by A. Hankin and
Lake_Macquarie_Yacht_Club
Topics referred to by the same term
Speer is a surname. Speer may also refer to: Speer, Denver, a neighborhood of central Denver, Colorado Speer, Illinois CCI Ammunition or CCI/Speer, a manufacturer
Speer_(disambiguation)
Wickham Hawks 1968 Lake Macquarie North Lake Macquarie Walters Park, Speers Point Roos 1929 (as Boolaroo) Maitland Lower Hunter Valley Marcellin Park,
List of Australian club rugby union competitions
List_of_Australian_club_rugby_union_competitions
Football tournament season
Wentworth Park, Sydney Attendance: 4,500 (double header) 9 October 1966 Speers Point, Newcastle Attendance: 3,000 9 October 1966 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
1966_Australia_Cup
Former smelter in New South Wales, Australia
soil contamination of surrounding areas such as Boolaroo, Argenton and Speers Point by lead and other heavy metals. During the last decades of its operation
Cockle_Creek_Smelter
Scottish-Australian trade unionist, coal miner and politician
In 1963 the City of Lake Macquarie named the "J. B. Simpson Pool" in Speers Point in his honour. "Mr James Brunton Simpson (1905–1968)". Former members
Jim Simpson (Australian politician)
Jim_Simpson_(Australian_politician)
Australian television and radio presenter
the Point Primetime Credlin Keneally Freya Fires Up Friday Live Hinch Live Hadley! Jones + Co Karvelas Reporting Live with Stan Grant Richo Speers Tonight
Paul_Murray_(presenter)
Leveson and Martin Sharp. Lake Macquarie Gallery, Old Council Chambers, Speers Point, Lake Macquarie. 1987, 18 September – 17 October: Gallery artists, William
Sandra_Leveson
American singer (born 1981)
scene in Clueless with all the cliques. [...] I was so bored. I was the point guard on the basketball team. I had my boyfriend, and I went to homecoming
Britney_Spears
Football league season
Oval Nepean FC Rooty Hill Wanderers Football Park Newcastle Jets Youth Speers Point Lake Macquarie Regional Facility Parramatta FC Auburn Melita Stadium
2023_Football_NSW_season
Hefty concrete cylinder in Germany
Berlin, Germany. It was built by Adolf Hitler's chief architect Albert Speer to determine the feasibility of constructing large buildings on the area's
Schwerbelastungskörper
Additionally, North Ward gained Boolaroo, Lakelands, Macquarie Point and Speers Point. Like in all other New South Wales local government areas (LGAs)
2024 Lake Macquarie City Council election
2024_Lake_Macquarie_City_Council_election
Topics referred to by the same term
William Speer may refer to: William Speer (politician) (1818–1900), Australian politician William Speer (minister), American Presbyterian missionary and
William_Speer
Australian television program
the Point Primetime Credlin Keneally Freya Fires Up Friday Live Hinch Live Hadley! Jones + Co Karvelas Reporting Live with Stan Grant Richo Speers Tonight
Freya_Fires_Up
2020 Israeli film
Speer Goes to Hollywood is a 2020 Israeli documentary by director Vanessa Lapa, starring Albert Speer. The film premiered at the Berlin International
Speer_Goes_to_Hollywood
World capital city planned by Adolf Hitler
It was to be the capital of his planned "Greater Germanic Reich". Albert Speer, the "first architect of the Third Reich", produced many of the plans for
Germania_(city)
German academic
Andreas Speer (born 19 June 1957 in Düsseldorf) is a German philosopher and professor. Since 2004 he is the director of the Thomas-Institut at the University
Andreas_Speer
Feature of the Nazi Party rallies in Nuremberg
by Eberhard von der Trappen with Speer's collaboration. Variants of the effect had the searchlights converge to a point above the spectators. The Flak Searchlights
Cathedral_of_Light
Newcastle KB United 1983 football season
13 Newcastle KB United 0–2 Marconi Fairfield Newcastle Report Brown 17' Jankovics 24' Stadium: Speers Point Park Attendance: 2,417 Referee: Jim Reeves
1983 Newcastle KB United season
1983_Newcastle_KB_United_season
Newcastle Jets 2013–14 football season
3 July 2013 Lake Macquarie Roosters 0–3 Newcastle Jets Speers Point Wednesday 19:00 Report Gallaway (?) Kantarovski (?) Russell (?) Stadium: Macquarie
2013–14 Newcastle Jets FC season
2013–14_Newcastle_Jets_FC_season
Austrian band
Seiler und Speer is an Austrian band from Bad Vöslau that formed in 2014. The band is composed of comedian and actor Christopher Seiler and film producer
Seiler_und_Speer
Central Coast Mariners 2011–12 football season
rough start, with no wins in their first three games, picking up only one point. This included a draw with Gold Coast United, thanks to a late Patrick Zwaanswijk
2011–12 Central Coast Mariners FC season
2011–12_Central_Coast_Mariners_FC_season
Mountain in Switzerland
The Speer is a mountain in the Appenzell Alps with an elevation of 1,951 metres (6,401 ft), located in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is situated
Speer_(mountain)
2015–2016 Australian TV news analysis series
political contributors, moderated by host David Speers. The weekly program was one of two shows hosted by Speers, the other being the four-times weekly PM Agenda
The_Nation_with_David_Speers
Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945
Speer 1971, pp. 141–142. Speer 1971, p. 143. Conway 1968, p. 3. Bullock 1999, pp. 385, 389. Rißmann 2001, p. 96. Weir & Greenberg 2022, p. 694. Speer
Adolf_Hitler
1969 memoir by Albert Speer
carry this out." The main body of the book effectively ends when Speer, by this point having joined Karl Dönitz's government seated in Schleswig-Holstein
Inside_the_Third_Reich
Charter school network in Chicago, Illinois
Superior Street) Hansberry College Prep (8748 S. Aberdeen Street) ITW David Speer Academy (5321 W. Grand Avenue) Johnson College Prep (6350 South Stewart
Noble_Schools
Sweden 5978 1913 0-4-0 700 mm (2 ft 3+9⁄16 in) – 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Speer, Hammel & Matten, Essen 5990 1912 originally 0-4-0T, later 0-4-2T 600 mm
List of Orenstein & Koppel steam locomotives
List_of_Orenstein_&_Koppel_steam_locomotives
2015 Australian TV program
To the Point was an Australian television political commentary program broadcast 4 times weekly on Sky News Australia. The program was originally hosted
To_the_Point_(TV_program)
German Nazi politician and military leader (1893–1946)
2002, pp. 24–25. Manvell & Fraenkel 2011, p. 122. Speer 1971, p. 417. Speer 1971, pp. 416–417. Speer 1971, pp. 417–418. Mosley 1974, p. 280. Block & Trow
Hermann_Göring
Party program of the Nazi Party
Socialist Program, also known as the Nazi Party Program, the 25-point Program or the 25-point Plan (German: 25-Punkte-Programm), was the party program of
National_Socialist_Program
Charlotte Miller) and Brian Patrick Clarke (as Jeff Harris). Co-starring Martin Speer (as David Gibb). 13 13 "A Musical Bridge" Robert Scheerer Bruce Shelly April 1
List of Fame (1982 TV series) episodes
List_of_Fame_(1982_TV_series)_episodes
German state from 1933 to 1945
architects Paul Troost and Albert Speer to create public buildings in a neoclassical style based on Roman architecture. Speer constructed imposing structures
Nazi_Germany
U.S. Army lieutenant general
fire department. Speer graduated from Gadsden High School in 1968 and was appointed to the United States Military Academy (West Point) by U.S. Senator
Gary_D._Speer
Concept in architecture
any maintenance at all. The idea was pioneered by German architect Albert Speer while planning for the 1936 Summer Olympics and published as "The Theory
Ruin_value
2008. Le collégien qui a poignardé 3 camarades à Meyzieu mis en examen, Le Point (April 29, 2008) Violence à l'école – Le souffre-douleur devenu bourreau
List of attacks related to secondary schools
List_of_attacks_related_to_secondary_schools
Uruguayan-American stalker (1975–1996)
2014. Retrieved January 3, 2016. (Meloy, Sheridan & Hoffmann 2008, p. 101) Speers, W. (September 19, 1996). "Police Intercept Explosive Mailed To Rock Singer"
Ricardo_López_(stalker)
Prison in West Berlin from 1876 to 1987
usually to grow vegetables. Dönitz favoured growing beans, Funk tomatoes and Speer daisies, although the Soviet director subsequently banned flowers for a
Spandau_Prison
2016–2017 Australian television series
Speers Tonight is an Australian television program on Sky News Australia. The program sees host David Speers interview a prominent guest, followed by a
Speers_Tonight
Daughter of Hermann Göring (1938–2018)
children of other high-ranking Nazis, such as Gudrun Himmler and Albert Speer Jr., Göring did not speak in public about her father's career. However,
Edda_Göring
Irish-born Australian politician
West Sydney, but he did not re-contest in 1872. Speer died at Glebe Point in 1900. "Mr William Speer (1818-1900)". Former members of the Parliament of
William_Speer_(politician)
Professional American football league
1973: John Wayne 1974: Gerald B. Zornow 1975: David Packard 1976: Edgar B. Speer 1977: Louis H. Wilson 1978: Vincent dePaul Draddy 1979: William P. Lawrence
National_Football_League
Trials of Nazi German leaders
president Hjalmar Schacht, and economic planners Albert Speer and Walther Funk, along with Speer's subordinate and head of the forced labor program, Fritz
Nuremberg_trials
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
May 1953, Kennedy introduced "The Economic Problems of New England", a 36-point program to help Massachusetts industries such as fishing, textile manufacturing
John_F._Kennedy
American racing driver (born 1990)
Motorsports Park, Speer overcame a poor qualifying session to win the 2016 Pro Modified Division championship, ending the year with a 198-point advantage over
Tyler_Speer
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1991)
against the Coyotes. On December 16, 2019, the Devils traded Hall and Blake Speers to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for Nick Merkley, Kevin Bahl, Nate Schnarr
Taylor_Hall
German Nazi politician (1890–1945)
leader of the German workforce supplanted by Fritz Todt (and later Albert Speer) and his alcoholism gradually coming into focus. Nevertheless, he retained
Robert_Ley
proves that megalodon lives, but zoologist and cryptozoology expert Ben Speers-Roesch explains that these reports are erroneous and ignore the fact that
List_of_cryptids
SPEERS POINT
SPEERS POINT
Boy/Male
English
Spear.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Piers, PEERS means "rock, stone."
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Spear
Boy/Male
British, English
Spear-man
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Christian, English
A Rock
Boy/Male
British, English
Spear-man
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Shears or possibly a variant of Shires.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Spear.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Spear-man
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : from the personal name Piers (see Pierce).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic from Sever.Dutch : variant of Sievers.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Steer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English spere ‘spear’, hence a nickname for a tall, thin person, or else for a skilled user of the hunting spear. In part it may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a maker of spears
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Pearce.North German : patronymic from Peer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Spear.
Boy/Male
British, English
Spear-man
Male
English
Middle English form of French Pierres, PIERS means "rock, stone."
Boy/Male
British, English
Spear-man
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Steer.
Boy/Male
British, English
Spear-man
SPEERS POINT
SPEERS POINT
Girl/Female
Indian
Expected, Expectation
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Name of some women
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Supplanter.
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Greek Klementos, KELEMEN means "gentle and merciful."
Female
Norse
Old Norse name AUÃR means "deeply rich."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Nectar
Boy/Male
Muslim
Wise, Intelligent
Boy/Male
Scottish
Son of Andrew.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Maslin.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Brave
SPEERS POINT
SPEERS POINT
SPEERS POINT
SPEERS POINT
SPEERS POINT
v. i. & t.
To make a speech; to harangue.
n.
Shears See Shear.
n.
A sphere.
a.
Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain lichens.
v. t.
To ask.
v. i.
To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily.
v. t.
To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.
n.
An incidental or casual speech, not directly relating to the point.
v. i.
To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a horse sheers at a bicycle.
n.
The apparent surface of the heavens, which is assumed to be spherical and everywhere equally distant, in which the heavenly bodies appear to have their places, and on which the various astronomical circles, as of right ascension and declination, the equator, ecliptic, etc., are conceived to be drawn; an ideal geometrical sphere, with the astronomical and geographical circles in their proper positions on it.
n.
Anything in the form of shears.
n.
One who sneers.
v. t.
To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to insphere.
n.
The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or planer. See Illust. under Lathe.
n.
The process of producing fruit, or seeds, or spores.
a.
Of or pertaining to the spheres.
a.
Of or pertaining to a sphere or the spheres.
superl.
Not dilatory or slow; quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in motion or performance; as, a speedy flight; on speedy foot.
v. t.
Alt. of Sperre
n.
A sphere.