LANCE

5 letters 7 Scrabble points /lɑːns/

Definition of LANCE

noun

  1. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.

  2. A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.

  3. A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.

verb

  1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.

    "Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. Dryden."

  2. To open with a lancet; to pierce

    "to lance a vein or an abscess"

  3. To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters L A N C E
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 7 points

Anagrams of LANCE

Words that use the same letters:

ANCEL ANCLE CALEN CANEL CLEAN LENCA

Words Containing "LANCE"

AGLANCE AMBULANCE AMBULANCED AMBULANCER AMBULANCES ASSEMBLANCE BALANCE BALANCEABLE BALANCED BALANCEDNESS BALANCELLE BALANCEMAN BALANCEMENT BALANCER BALANCERS BALANCES BALANCEWISE BALLANCE CLANCE CONTEMPLANCE

Words Starting with "LANCE"

LANCED LANCEGAY LANCEGAYE LANCEY LANCEJACK LANCELET LANCELETS LANCELY LANCELIKE LANCELLE LANCELOT LANCEMAN LANCEMEN LANCEOLAR LANCEOLATE LANCEOLATED LANCEOLATELY LANCEOLATION LANCEPESADE LANCEPOD

Words Ending with "LANCE"

AGLANCE AMBULANCE ASSEMBLANCE BALANCE BALLANCE CLANCE CONTEMPLANCE COUNTERBALANCE DEFAILANCE DEFAILLANCE DEMILANCE DISBALANCE DISCONSOLANCE DISSEMBLANCE EYEGLANCE ELANCE ENTERPARLANCE EQUIBALANCE FAILANCE FOREGLANCE