PIERCE

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

Proper noun

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.

Anagrams

• Peirce, piecer, recipe, recipé

Etymology 1

Verb

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

pierce (plural pierces)

(Japan) A pierced earring

Anagrams

• Peirce, piecer, recipe, recipé

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