'Pierce' definitions:

Definition of 'Pierce'

(from WordNet)
noun
14th President of the United States (1804-1869) [syn: Pierce, Franklin Pierce, President Pierce]
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 or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
verb
Sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"
verb
Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument [syn: pierce, thrust]
verb
Make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"

Definition of 'Pierce'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery. "Pierced with grief." --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • Can no prayers pierce thee? --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Pierce'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • And pierced to the skin, but bit no more. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • She would not pierce further into his meaning. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'pierce'

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Pierce, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

Pierce, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

Pierce, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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.

Pierce -- U.S. County in Georgia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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

Pierce -- U.S. County in Nebraska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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

Pierce -- U.S. County in North Dakota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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

Pierce -- U.S. County in Washington

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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

Pierce -- U.S. County in Wisconsin

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
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

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