Lances

What do we mean by lances?

A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.

A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour.

A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.

A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.

An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.

(founding) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.

One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure.

A lancet.

Words that are spelled similarly to lances:
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Words that rhyme with lances:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe lances:
long, free, pointed, sharp, wooden, short, broken, french, tipped, bright, heavy, best, levelled, golden, blunted, tall, foot, light, useless, red, ponderous, slender, headed, splintered, couched, spanish, christian, fresh, deadly, fer, fire, fiery, feathered, polished, hostile, green, barbed, moorish, blunt, huge, pointless, upright, mexican, rusty, bloody, pennoned, austrian, polish, brave, blue, tiny, straight, burgundian, foremost, longer, keen, ashen, experienced, demi, bamboo, celestial, rude, decorated, yellow, stout, ceremonial, shortened, scottish, serried, shattered.

Consonant match to lances:
lancers, lance is.

Words that sound like lances:
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