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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Tilt :: Tilt (n.) A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants attacked each other with lances; a tournament..
Family :: Family (v. t.) A group of organisms, either animal or vegetable, related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness. In zoology a family is less comprehesive than an order; in botany it is often considered the same thing as an order..
Gleek :: Gleek (n.) An enticing look or glance.
Eyeglance :: Eyeglance (n.) A glance of eye.
Ogle :: Ogle (n.) An amorous side glance or look.
Trip :: Trip (n. i.) To take a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's balance; hence, to make a false; to catch the foot; to lose footing; to stumble..
Launch :: Launch (v. i.) To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly..
Auricle :: Auricle (n.) The chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart, by which the blood is received and transmitted to the ventricle or ventricles; -- so called from its resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some quadrupeds. See Heart..
Balance :: Balance (n.) An apparatus for weighing.
Counterpoise :: Counterpoise (v. t.) To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
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..
Balance :: Balance (n.) Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.
Stricture :: Stricture (n.) A stroke; a glance; a touch.
Collet :: Collet (n.) A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an arbor; as, the collet on the balance arbor of a watch; a small socket on a stem, for holding a drill..
Sameness :: Sameness (n.) The state of being the same; identity; absence of difference; near resemblance; correspondence; similarity; as, a sameness of person, of manner, of sound, of appearance, and the like..
Seem :: Seem (a.) To appear, or to appear to be; to have a show or semblance; to present an appearance; to look; to strike one's apprehension or fancy as being; to be taken as..
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..
Tilt :: Tilt (n.) A thrust, as with a lance..
Poise :: Poise (v.) The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed..
Balancer :: Balancer (n.) One who balances, or uses a balance..
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