pierce /pērs/

1. To thrust or make a hole through
2. To enter, or force a way into
3. To touch or move deeply
4. To penetrate
5. To perforate
6. To make by perforating or penetrating

To penetrate

1. A perforation
2. A stab
3. A prick

pierceˈable adjective

Capable of being pierced

piercedˈ adjective

1. Perforated
2. Penetrated

piercˈer noun

1. Someone who or that which pierces
2. Any sharp instrument used for piercing
3. A sting
4. A keen eye (archaic)

piercˈing adjective

1. Penetrating
2. Very acute
3. Keen, sharp

1. A hole made in body piercing (qv)
2. The site of such a hole
3. Studs or rings used in body piercing

piercˈingly adverb

piercˈingness noun

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