Words ending in ce - (1032 words)

Scrabble Word	Definition
ace⁵	(card games, dice games) A single point or spot on a playing card or die.
ice⁵	(uncountable) Water in frozen (solid) form.

Scrabble Word	Definition
bice⁸	A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt.
dace⁷	The shoal-forming fish Leuciscus leuciscus common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.
dice⁷	(uncountable) Gaming with one or more dice.
duce⁷
face⁹	(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area.

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amice⁹	A hood, or cape with a hood, made of or lined with grey fur, formerly worn by the clergy.
apace⁹	Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
bocce¹¹	(sports, uncountable) A game, similar to bowls or pétanque, played on a long, narrow, dirt-covered court
brace⁹	(obsolete) Armor for the arm; vambrace.
dance⁸	A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.

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abduce¹¹	(transitive, obsolete) To draw; to conduct away; to take away; to withdraw; to draw to a different part; to move a limb out away from the center of the body;abduct. [Mid 16th century.]
adduce¹⁰	(transitive) To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege.
advice¹²	(uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
almuce¹⁰	A hood or cape.
amerce¹⁰	(transitive) To impose a fine on; to fine.

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absence¹¹	A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship
advance¹³	To promote or advantage.
ambsace¹³	(archaic) Two ones; the lowest throw at dice; a pair of aces.
amesace¹¹
anglice¹⁰	vocative masculine singular of anglicus

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abeyance¹⁵	(law) Expectancy; condition of ownership of real property being undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. [Late 16th century]
abidance¹³	The act of abiding or continuing; abode; stay; continuance; dwelling. [Early 17th century.]
acutance¹²	(photography) Edge contrast in an image; a component of sharpness.
adamance¹³	The quality of being adamant
affiance¹⁶	(transitive) To be betrothed to; to promise to marry.

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aberrance¹³	State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude. [Mid 17th century.]
abundance¹⁴	A large quantity; many. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
accedence¹⁶	The act of acceding
accidence¹⁶	(grammar) The accidents or inflections of words; the rudiments of grammar.
acquiesce²²	(intransitive, with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.

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abhorrence¹⁷	Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17th century.]
absorbance¹⁶	(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
abstinence¹⁴	The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
acceptance¹⁸	(uncountable) The act of accepting; the receiving of something offered, with acquiescence, approbation, or satisfaction; especially, favourable reception; approval.
accomplice²⁰	(law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.

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absorptance¹⁷	(optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows how well a surface absorbs radiation. [First attested in the mid 20th century.]
acquittance²⁴	(now historical) A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in full, which bars a further demand. [from 14th c.]
adolescence¹⁶	The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.
ambivalence²⁰	The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
antecedence¹⁶	The relationship of preceding something in time or order.

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acquaintance²⁵	(uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]
acquiescence²⁷	A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
antiviolence¹⁷	(law enforcement, sociology) Acting against or opposing violence.
appurtenance¹⁸	An appendage to something else; an addition.
arborescence¹⁸	tree structure

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birefringence²¹	(physics) The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium.
circumference²⁴	(geometry) The line that bounds a circle or other two-dimensional figure
clairaudience¹⁸	(parapsychology) The supposed power to perceive auditory stimuli beyond the realm of normal hearing.
concupiscence²³	An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
convalescence²²	A gradual healing after illness or injury.

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condescendence²²	The act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward inferiors, condescension.
correspondence²¹	(uncountable) Friendly discussion.
counterbalance²⁰	(literally) A weight that is put in opposition to an equal weight so it keeps that in balance.
discontinuance¹⁹	The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending.
discountenance¹⁹	(transitive) To have an unfavorable opinion of; to deprecate or disapprove of.

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bioluminescence²³	(biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).
counterevidence²³	(philosophy, law, sciences) Evidence which tends to disprove a claim or hypothesis.
counterinstance¹⁹	An instance (example) which shows the opposite of a given theory to be true, thus disproving it.
counterviolence²²	Violence in response to earlier violence.
hypersomnolence²⁷	(medicine) Excessive sleepiness

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We found 1032 words ending in letters ce

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