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13 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pierce \Pierce\, v. i.
To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through
something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally
and figuratively.
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And pierced to the skin, but bit no more. --Spenser.
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She would not pierce further into his meaning. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pierce \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.
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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.
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3. Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a
mystery. "Pierced with grief." --Pope.
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Can no prayers pierce thee? --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Pierce
n : 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) [syn: {Franklin
Pierce}, {President Pierce}]
v 1: cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the
flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced
through the forest"
2: move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.)
deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her
words pierced the students"
3: sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"
4: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument [syn: {thrust}]
5: make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
185 Moby Thesaurus words for "pierce":
abrade, affect, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, ail, anguish, auger,
barb the dart, bark, bayonet, benumb, bite, blemish, bloody, bore,
break, broach, bruise, burn, chafe, check, chill, chip, claw,
come alive, come home to, comprehend, convulse, countersink, crack,
craze, crucify, cut, cut up, dagger, descry, dirk, discern,
discover, distress, drill, empierce, excruciate, fathom, fester,
fix, fracture, fray, frazzle, freeze, fret, frost, frostbite,
gain entree, gall, gash, get into, get through, give pain, gnaw,
go deep, go through, go through one, gore, gouge, gouge out, grasp,
grate, grieve, grind, gripe, harrow, hole, honeycomb, hurt,
hurt the feelings, impale, incise, inflame, inflict pain, injure,
interpenetrate, irritate, kill by inches, knife, lacerate, lance,
maim, make an entrance, make mincemeat of, make out, make way into,
martyr, martyrize, maul, melt, melt the heart, move, mutilate,
needle, nip, numb, pain, pass through, penetrate, perceive,
perforate, pinch, pink, plumb, plunge in, poke into, poniard,
prick, prolong the agony, punch, puncture, put to torture, rack,
rankle, rasp, realize, ream, ream out, refrigerate, rend, riddle,
rip, rouse, rub, run, run into, run through, rupture, saber,
savage, scald, scorch, scotch, scrape, scratch, scuff, see,
see daylight, see into, see the light, see through, skewer, skin,
slash, slice, slit, smart, soften, spear, spike, spit, sprain,
stab, stick, stiletto, sting, stir, strain, strike, sword, tap,
tear, torment, torture, touch, touch a chord, transfix,
transpierce, traumatize, trepan, trephine, tweak, twist,
twist the knife, understand, wound, wrench, wring
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Pierce, CO (town, FIPS 59005)
Location: 40.63286 N, 104.75464 W
Population (1990): 823 (287 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 80650
Pierce, ID (city, FIPS 62740)
Location: 46.49266 N, 115.79849 W
Population (1990): 746 (323 housing units)
Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 83546
Pierce, NE (city, FIPS 39100)
Location: 42.19947 N, 97.52772 W
Population (1990): 1615 (662 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68767
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Pierce -- U.S. County in Georgia
Population (2000): 15636
Housing Units (2000): 6719
Land area (2000): 343.252449 sq. miles (889.019723 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.650957 sq. miles (1.685972 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 343.903406 sq. miles (890.705695 sq. km)
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 31.344717 N, 82.219039 W
Headwords:
Pierce
Pierce, GA
Pierce County
Pierce County, GA
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Pierce -- U.S. County in Nebraska
Population (2000): 7857
Housing Units (2000): 3247
Land area (2000): 573.926599 sq. miles (1486.463005 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.341066 sq. miles (3.473344 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 575.267665 sq. miles (1489.936349 sq. km)
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 42.271344 N, 97.610948 W
Headwords:
Pierce
Pierce, NE
Pierce County
Pierce County, NE
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Pierce -- U.S. County in North Dakota
Population (2000): 4675
Housing Units (2000): 2269
Land area (2000): 1017.818245 sq. miles (2636.137042 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 64.341646 sq. miles (166.644091 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1082.159891 sq. miles (2802.781133 sq. km)
Located within: North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
Location: 48.246230 N, 99.988330 W
Headwords:
Pierce
Pierce, ND
Pierce County
Pierce County, ND
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Pierce -- U.S. County in Washington
Population (2000): 700820
Housing Units (2000): 277060
Land area (2000): 1678.913627 sq. miles (4348.366146 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 127.582472 sq. miles (330.437071 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1806.496099 sq. miles (4678.803217 sq. km)
Located within: Washington (WA), FIPS 53
Location: 47.171571 N, 122.383565 W
Headwords:
Pierce
Pierce, WA
Pierce County
Pierce County, WA
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Pierce -- U.S. County in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 36804
Housing Units (2000): 13493
Land area (2000): 576.486252 sq. miles (1493.092474 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 15.098751 sq. miles (39.105584 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 591.585003 sq. miles (1532.198058 sq. km)
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 44.735376 N, 92.463689 W
Headwords:
Pierce
Pierce, WI
Pierce County
Pierce County, WI
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Pierce, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
Population (2000): 1774
Housing Units (2000): 736
Land area (2000): 0.876814 sq. miles (2.270939 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.021368 sq. miles (0.055343 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.898182 sq. miles (2.326282 sq. km)
FIPS code: 39100
Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location: 42.199477 N, 97.529321 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 68767
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Pierce, NE
Pierce
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Pierce, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000): 884
Housing Units (2000): 318
Land area (2000): 0.737487 sq. miles (1.910083 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.737487 sq. miles (1.910083 sq. km)
FIPS code: 59005
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 40.635134 N, 104.754574 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 80650
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Pierce, CO
Pierce
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Pierce, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
Population (2000): 617
Housing Units (2000): 298
Land area (2000): 0.824168 sq. miles (2.134585 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.824168 sq. miles (2.134585 sq. km)
FIPS code: 62740
Located within: Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location: 46.492566 N, 115.799466 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 83546
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Pierce, ID
Pierce
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