Definition of lance

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Lance (v. t.) To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or an abscess..

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Lance :: Lance (v. t.) To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon..
Counterfeit :: Counterfeit (v. t.) To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to counterfeit the voice of another person..
Atavism :: Atavism (n.) The recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the original type of a species in the progeny of its varieties; resemblance to remote rather than to near ancestors; reversion to the original form..
Air :: Air (n.) A musical idea, or motive, rhythmically developed in consecutive single tones, so as to form a symmetrical and balanced whole, which may be sung by a single voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody; a tune; an aria..
Toadfish :: Toadfish (n.) Any marine fish of the genus Batrachus, having a large, thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance to a toad. The American species (Batrachus tau) is very common in shallow water. Called also oyster fish, and sapo..
Elance :: Elance (v. t.) To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart.
Balance Wheel :: Balance wheel () A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in those watches called a balance)..
Close :: Close (v. t.) Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote..
Lily :: Lily (n.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of several genera, having some resemblance in color or form to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis, Nerine, etc..
Sway :: Sway (n.) Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.
Capstone :: Capstone (n.) A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; -- so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap.
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..
Eyebeam :: Eyebeam (n.) A glance of the eye.
Seeming :: Seeming (n.) Appearance; show; semblance; fair appearance; speciousness.
Poise :: Poise (v.) The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed..
Admiring :: Admiring (a.) Expressing admiration; as, an admiring glance..
Semblance :: Semblance (a.) Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.
Weal-balanced :: Weal-balanced (a.) Balanced or considered with reference to public weal.
Balance :: Balance (n.) Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.
Iconism :: Iconism (n.) The formation of a figure, representation, or semblance; a delineation or description..
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