lance
— Noun
– English
~ a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
lance
— Noun
– English
~ a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
lance
— Noun
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~ an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
lance corporal
— Noun
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~ an enlisted man in the marine corps ranking above a private first class and below a corporal
lance
— Verb
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~ move quickly, as if by cutting one's way; "Planes lanced towards the shore"
lance
— Verb
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~ pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
lance
— Verb
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~ open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"
lancelet
— Noun
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~ small translucent lancet-shaped burrowing marine animal; primitive forerunner of the vertebrates
lancelike
— Adjective
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~ (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
lancelot
— Noun
– English
~ (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table; friend of King Arthur until (according to some versions of the legend) he became the lover of Arthur's wife Guinevere