Words that Rhyme with pounce
1 Syllable Words
bounce, counce, crounse, flounce, mounce, ounce, trounce, younce
2 Syllable Words
announce, denounce, pronounce, renounce
3 Syllable Words
mispronounce
Definitions of pounce
n. A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, -- formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript.
n. Charcoal dust, or some other colored powder for making patterns through perforated designs, -- used by embroiderers, lace makers, etc.
v. t. To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a pattern.
v. t. The claw or talon of a bird of prey.
v. t. A punch or stamp.
v. t. Cloth worked in eyelet holes.
v. t. To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the talons.
v. t. To punch; to perforate; to stamp holes in, or dots on, by way of ornament.
v. i. To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively.