Pierce, Franklin Pierce, President Pierce
(noun) 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
pierce
(verb) make a hole into; “The needle pierced her flesh”
pierce, thrust
(verb) penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
pierce
(verb) cut or make a way through; “the knife cut through the flesh”; “The path pierced the jungle”; “Light pierced through the forest”
pierce
(verb) move or affect (a person’s emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; “The cold pierced her bones”; “Her words pierced the students”
pierce
(verb) sound sharply or shrilly; “The scream pierced the night”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pierce
A male given name from Ancient Greek, medieval variant of Piers. Modern usage may also derive from the surname.
A patronymic surname.
A city, the county seat of Pierce County, Nebraska, United States.
• Peirce, piecer, recipe, recipĂ©
pierce (third-person singular simple present pierces, present participle piercing, simple past and past participle pierced)
(transitive) to puncture; to break through
(transitive) to create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry
(transitive) to break or interrupt abruptly
(transitive, figurative) To get to the heart or crux of (a matter).
(transitive, figurative) To penetrate; to affect deeply.
pierce (plural pierces)
(Japan) A pierced earring
• Peirce, piecer, recipe, recipĂ©
Source: Wiktionary
Pierce, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pierced; p. pr. & vb. n. Piercing.] Etym: [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.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
