Home / Dictionary / Launce

Launce Common

Launce has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches

2

Obsolete form of lance.

3

A balance.

Verb
1

Obsolete form of lance.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
spiny-finned fish

Origin

The word comes from the Italian lance, which traces back to the Latin lanx meaning "plate" or "scale of a balance." This origin is related to the modern word for balance.

Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
Compare
Launce vs