Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "lance" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

break a lance break one's lance demilance fer-de-lance fire lance freelance hand lance hand-lance lance bombardier lance bucket lance corporal lance fish lance knight lance rest lance sergeant lance skink lance snake lance-corporal lance-jack lance-knight lance-ovate lanceable lancebill lancefish lancehead lanceless lancelike lanceman lancepod lancer lancewood lanciform microlance outlance oxygen lance oxylance sand lance stink-fire lance the tongue wounds more than a lance thermal lance thermic lance

Context

fishing founding medicine military pyrotechnics

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

arm go implement locomote move open open up pierce surgical knife thrust travel weapon weapon system

Manner Of

open pierce travel

Related Terms

Lancelot Launcelot javelin lancet launce pike spear

Related Terms

arm armour blade case cast charge combustible composition consist convey core design figure fill fishermen force handle harpoon head hollow home horsemen impact instrument iron javelin joust knight lancelot lancer lancet lanch manner mark mold open opposing ordnance outline paper pierce pike rod shaft shatter shell soldier spear steel suspend throw tilt war weapon whaler wooden

Synonym Network

lancet spear

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.