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Word entry · 6 letters

pounce

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6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /paʊns/Part of speech noun, verbSorted cenopuStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of pouncing

Word origin

From French ponce, from Latin pūmex. Doublet of pumice.

Used in a sentence

  • At the Thorn, or at a meagre kitchen table, or even on the carpenter’s workbench, he spreads open the portfolio, lights a candle stub, slices a fresh quill, and arranges pounce pot and ink well.
  • to pounce paper, or a pattern
  • Again the cat jolted the bed with a pounce.

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