pounce

Meaning of pounce

noun
  1. A type of fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, sprinkled over wet ink to dry the ink after writing or on rough paper to smooth the writing surface.
  2. Charcoal dust, or some other coloured powder for making patterns through perforated designs, used by embroiderers, lacemakers, etc.
verb
  1. To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.
    to pounce paper, or a pattern
noun
  1. A sudden leaping attack.
  2. The claw or talon of a bird of prey.
  3. A punch or stamp.
  4. Cloth worked in eyelet holes.
verb
  1. To leap into the air intending to seize someone or something.
    She pounced on the young man, because she loved him and wanted him for herself.
  2. To attack suddenly by leaping.
    I was awakened from a dead sleep by my child pouncing on top of me from out of nowhere.
  3. To eagerly seize an opportunity.
    I pounced on the chance to get promoted.
  4. To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
  5. To stamp holes in; to perforate.

Information about pounce

  • The plural form of pounce is: pounces.
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Hyphenation of pounce

pounce

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • pounce is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

pounce synonyms

Meaning swoop:

swoop

Meaning :

attack, strike, bounce, jump, leap

Translation of pounce

Anagrams of pounce

uncope

Words that rhyme with pounce

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