PIERCE
\pˈi͡əs], \pˈiəs], \p_ˈiə_s]\
Definitions of PIERCE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
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cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
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move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
By Princeton University
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14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
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cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
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move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.
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To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship.
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Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery.
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To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; - used literally and figuratively.
By Oddity Software
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To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument.
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To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship.
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Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery.
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To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; - used literally and figuratively.
By Noah Webster.
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To run into or through, especially with a pointed instrument; affect deeply; as, to pierce the heart with sorrow; to force a way through; as, the bullet pierced his side; to pierce the lines of the enemy; to see through mentally; as, to pierce a mystery; dive into.
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To enter.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To thrust or make a hole through: to enter, or force a way into: to touch or move deeply: to dive into, as a secret.
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PIERCER.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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