Definitions for stance

stance stance

Spelling: [stans]
IPA: /stæns/

Stance is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 164 anagrams from letters in stance (acenst).

Definitions for stance

noun

  1. the position or bearing of the body while standing:
  2. a mental or emotional position adopted with respect to something:
  3. Sports. the relative position of the feet, as in addressing a golf ball or in making a stroke.

Origin of stance

1525-35; Old French estance (standing) position Vulgar Latin *stantia, derivative of Latin stant- (stem of stāns), present participle of stāre to stand

Examples for stance

Earlier this week, C.Y. Leung reiterated Beijing's stance again: direct elections aren't a possibility.

Her shoulders drooped a little; there was no grace to her stance.

Hugo changed his stance and took the door itself in his hands.

Paul has dropped hints here and there about his Iraq stance.

There is nothing of my own discovery or invention in my stance for the drive.

The youngster's stance was perfect, but so was his buck fever.

Now, one music festival is taking their stance a step further by placing a ban on the questionable accessory.

The stance is not accurate, but it is not bad enough to be fatal in itself.

That officer fretting about his “stance,” we learn, is plagued by PTSD that cripples him both on the job and at home.

My stance at this point is that the audience can decide for themselves.

Word Value for stance
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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