Synonyms of the word

lancet

• n. A sharp, pointed, two-edged surgical instrument used in venesection and for opening abscesses etc.
• n. (metallurgy) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.
• v. To pierce with a lancet.

lance

• n. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen.
• n. A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the…
• n. (fishing) A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.
• n. (military) A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.
• n. (military) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.
• n. (founding) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell.
• n. (pyrotechnics) One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines…
• n. (medicine) A lancet.
• v. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
• v. To open with a lancet; to pierce.
• v. To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.