Definition of lance

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Lance (n.) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.

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Arborescence :: Arborescence (n.) The state of being arborescent; the resemblance to a tree in minerals, or crystallizations, or groups of crystals in that form; as, the arborescence produced by precipitating silver..
Poiser :: Poiser (n.) The balancer of dipterous insects.
Lance Fish :: Lance fish () A slender marine fish of the genus Ammodytes, especially Ammodytes tobianus of the English coast; -- called also sand lance..
Contemplance :: Contemplance (n.) Contemplation.
Glint :: Glint (v. t.) To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye..
Square :: Square (n.) To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as, to square accounts..
Testify :: Testify (adv.) In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.
Glance :: Glance (n.) A quick cast of the eyes; a quick or a casual look; a swift survey; a glimpse.
Piraya :: Piraya (n.) A large voracious fresh-water fish (Serrasalmo piraya) of South America, having lancet-shaped teeth..
Balance :: Balance (n.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; as, to balance the boom mainsail..
Bolometer :: Bolometer (n.) An instrument for measuring minute quantities of radiant heat, especially in different parts of the spectrum; -- called also actinic balance, thermic balance..
Crania :: Crania (n.) A genus of living Brachiopoda; -- so called from its fancied resemblance to the cranium or skull.
Rest :: Rest (n.) The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account.
Dart :: Dart (n.) A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow..
Picador :: Picador (n.) A horseman armed with a lance, who in a bullfight receives the first attack of the bull, and excites him by picking him without attempting to kill him..
Allegory :: Allegory (n.) Anything which represents by suggestive resemblance; an emblem.
Lance :: Lance (n.) A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen..
Huffiness :: Huffiness (n.) The state of being huffish; petulance; bad temper.
Countervail :: Countervail (v. t.) To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or for; to counterbalance; to compensate..
Trip :: Trip (n.) A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.
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