 pierce |
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| 1. | [ verb ] cut or make a way through | |
| Examples: | "the knife cut through the flesh" "The path pierced the jungle" "Light pierced through the forest" |
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| Related terms: | penetrate pick break | |
| 2. | [ verb ] move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply | |
| Examples: | "The cold pierced her bones" "Her words pierced the students" |
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| Related terms: | affect | |
| 3. | [ verb ] make a hole into | |
| Examples: | "The needle pierced her flesh" |
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| Related terms: | penetrate prick riddle sting bite puncture tap poke punch cut | |
| 4. | [ verb ] penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument | |
| Synonyms: | thrust | |
| Related terms: | penetrate transfix center_punch gore lance peg stick horn stick stab | |
| 5. | [ verb ] sound sharply or shrilly | |
| Examples: | "The scream pierced the night" |
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| Related terms: | sound | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 167 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (politics) 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) | |
| Synonyms: | president_pierce Franklin_Pierce | |
| Related terms: | President_of_the_United_States | |
| Similar spelling: |
Piercey piracy Piercy pirogue Pires Piroso pirogi Pieris |
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