launce

Questions about launce

What does launce mean?

launce means "very small silvery eellike schooling fishes that burrow into sandy beaches".

How many syllables are in launce?

launce has 1 syllable under the regular spelling rules, and is not divided further. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for launce?

Close synonyms include sand lance, sand launce, sand eel. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is launce a common word?

launce is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.