Definitions For Lance

noun

  • A surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
  • A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
  • An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
  • A long, pointed weapon used in the past by knights riding on horses

verb

  • Open by piercing with a lancet
  • Pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
  • Move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
  • To cut (an infected area on a person's skin) with a sharp tool so that pus will flow out

Is Lance a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
10

The word Lance is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Lance in a Sentence

  • The lance struck squarely on the knight's shield, knocking him from his horse
  • He had the boil on his arm lanced.
  • Doctors used to lance infected sores, so that they could drain clean

Synonyms for Lance

Look up a Word

Search the dictionary for definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, and more!

Cite This Article

Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

WORD SCRAMBLE. THE WORD FINDER located on the website https://www.thewordfinder.com/