expanse 7 2 noun n noun • a wide scope
• the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
• a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky
chance 6 1 noun n noun • a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
• an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
• a risk involving danger
• a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
• the possibility of future success
adjective satellite • occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
verb • be the case by chance
• take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
• come upon, as if by accident; meet with
dance 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • an artistic form of nonverbal communication
• a party of people assembled for dancing
• taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
• a party for social dancing
verb • move in a graceful and rhythmical way
• move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance
• skip, leap, or move up and down or sideways
manse 5 1 adverb, noun adv, n noun • a large and imposing house
• the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)
contredanse 11 3 noun n noun • a type of folk dance in which couples are arranged in sets or face one another in a line
verb • perform a contradance
advance 7 2 verb, noun v, n noun • a movement forward
• a change for the better; progress in development
• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
• the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
• an amount paid before it is earned
• increase in price or value
adjective satellite • being ahead of time or need
• situated ahead or going before
verb • move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
• bring forward for consideration or acceptance
• increase or raise
• contribute to the progress or growth of
• cause to move forward
• obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
• develop in a positive way
• develop further
• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
• pay in advance
• move forward
• rise in rate or price
finance 7 2 noun n noun • the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
• the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets
• the management of money and credit and banking and investments
verb • obtain or provide money for
• sell or provide on credit
florence 8 2 noun n noun • a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
• a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center
glance 6 1 verb, noun v, n verb • throw a glance at; take a brief look at
• hit at an angle
lance 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
• an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish
• a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incisions
verb • move quickly, as if by cutting one's way
• pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight
• open by piercing with a lancet
romance 7 2 noun n adjective • relating to languages derived from Latin
noun • the group of languages derived from Latin
• a relationship between two lovers
• an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)
• a story dealing with love
• a novel dealing with idealized events remote from everyday life
verb • make amorous advances towards
• have a love affair with
• talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
• tell romantic or exaggerated lies
significance 12 4 noun n noun • the quality of being significant
• a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
• the message that is intended or expressed or signified
enhance 7 2 verb v verb • increase the level of
• make better or more attractive
freelance 9 2 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • working for yourself
noun • a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
adjective satellite • serving for wages in a foreign army
verb • work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
hindrance 9 2 noun n noun • something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
• any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
• the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
nance 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • offensive term for a homosexual man
perchance 9 2 adverb adv adverb • through chance
• by chance
prance 6 1 verb v noun • a proud stiff pompous gait
verb • to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
• spring forward on the hind legs
• cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
• ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
semblance 9 2 noun n noun • an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
• an erroneous mental representation
• picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
stance 6 1 noun n noun • standing posture
• a rationalized mental attitude
trance 6 1 noun n noun • a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
• a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep
• A genre of electronic dance music with a fast tempo, repetitive phrasing, and often a hypnotic effect.
verb • attract; cause to be enamored
spans 5 1 verb v noun • the complete duration of something
• the distance or interval between two points
• two items of the same kind
• a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
• a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
• the act of sitting or standing astride
verb • to cover or extend over an area or time period
circumstance 12 3 noun n noun • a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
• the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
• information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
• formal ceremony about important occasions
occurrence 10 3 noun n noun • an event that happens
• an instance of something occurring
resonance 9 3 verb, noun v, n noun • an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation
• a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system
• having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
• a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
• the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities
hanse 5 2 noun n noun • A merchant guild, particularly the Fellowship of London Merchants (the "Old Hanse") given a monopoly on London's foreign trade by the Normans or its successor, the Company of Merchant Adventurers (the "New Hanse"), incorporated in 1497 and chartered under Henry VII and Elizabeth I.
• The rights and privileges of such guilds, particularly their trade monopolies.
• A commercial association of Scottish free burghs in the Middle Ages.
• The Hanseatic League: a commercial association of German towns in the Middle Ages.
• The guildhall of a Hanse.
• A fee payable to the Hanse, particularly its entrance fee and the impost levied on non-members trading in its area.
• That part of an elliptical or many-centred arch which has the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost.
askance 7 2 verb, adverb, adjective v, adv, adj adverb • with suspicion or disapproval
• with a side or oblique glance
adjective satellite • (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
mischance 9 2 noun n noun • an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
• an instance of misfortune
poignance 9 2 noun n noun • a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow
outdance 8 2 verb v verb • To dance better than; to outdo in dancing.
rance 5 1
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cognizance 10 3 noun n noun • having knowledge of
• range of what one can know or understand
• range or scope of what is perceived
flamboyance 11 3 noun n noun • extravagant elaborateness
france 6 1 noun n noun • a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
• French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924)
happenstance 12 3 noun n noun • an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
refinance 9 3 verb v verb • renew the financing of
repugnance 10 3 noun n noun • intense aversion
• the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
utterance 9 3 noun n noun • the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
disseverance 12 4 noun n
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bechance 8 2 verb v verb • become of; happen to
• happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
usance 6 2 noun n noun • the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)
• (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
• accepted or habitual practice
deewans 7 2 noun n
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dishpans 8 2 noun n noun • large pan for washing dishes
hance 5 1
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kurgans 7 2 noun n noun • A prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia.
outrance 8 2 noun n
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permeance 9 2 noun n noun • A measure of the degree to which a material allows a fluid to permeate it.
• The reciprocal of reluctance in a magnetic circuit; the analogue of conductance in an electrical circuit.
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