Lance
Lance is a valid word in word games.
- Tile score
- 7 points
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 1
- How common
- Less common
Meaning of lance
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nounA long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon.
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nounAn implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish.
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nounA surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions.
Similar: lancet
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verbMove quickly, as if by cutting one's way.
“Planes lanced towards the shore”
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verbPierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight.
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verbOpen by piercing with a lancet.
“lance a boil”
Definitions from WordNet 3.0, Princeton University.
Anagrams of lance
Words inside lance
Words of three letters or more made from its letters, longest first.
- lane4
- lean4
- acne6
- alec6
- cane6
- clan6
- lace6
- elan4
- can5
- ace5
- ale3
- lac5
- lea3
- ane3
- cel5
- nae3
Words that rhyme with lance
- chance
- dance
- stance
- glance
- trance
- hance
- nance
- prance
- rance
- advance
- enhance
- finance
- romance
- expanse
- askance
- perchance
- refinance
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