lances

noun

a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade

an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

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

Roots

lancealance- · Latin · spear

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The word lances breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root lance-, from Latin lancea (“spear”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.