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Meaning and definition for "pierce" word

[noun] 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
[verb] make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
[verb] penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
[verb] cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
[verb] move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
[verb] sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"

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\Pierce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pierced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Piercing}.] [OE. percen, F. percer, OF. percier, perchier, parchier; perh. fr. (assumed) LL. pertusiare for pertusare, fr. L. pertundere, pertusum, to beat, push, bore through; per through + tundere to beat: cf. OF. pertuisier to pierce, F. pertuis a hole. Cf. {Contuse}, {Parch}, {Pertuse}.] 1. To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed instrument. ``I pierce . . . her tender side.'' --Dryden. 2. 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. 3. Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery. ``Pierced with grief.'' --Pope. Can no prayers pierce thee? --Shak.
\Pierce\, v. i. To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively. And pierced to the skin, but bit no more. --Spenser. She would not pierce further into his meaning. --Sir P. Sidney.

Synonyms for pierce

Franklin Pierce, President Pierce, thrust

Related terms: affect, bayonet, bore, break, chill, dagger, gall, grate, harrow, knife, make mincemeat of, melt the heart, pink, rack, rub, see, slash, spit, tap, transpierce, wound, wrench

The fun area, different aproach to word »pierce«

Let's analyse "pierce" as pure text. This string has Six letters in One syllable and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ECREIP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1635 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. .. . .-. -.-. .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: pierce: 9 + 5 + 5 = 19, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: pierce: 7 + 9 + 5 + 9 + 3 + 5 = 38, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong

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