'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'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
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
Words containing 'Pierce'
- Pierced,
- Piercing,
- Piercingly,
- Fort Pierce,
- Pierce City,
- Pierce County,
- Pierce, CO,
- Pierce, GA,
- Pierce, ID,
- Pierce, ND,
- Pierce, NE,
- Pierce, WA,
- Pierce, WI,
- ear piercing,
- franklin pierce,
- president pierce,
- Fort Pierce North,
- Fort Pierce South,
- Fort Pierce, FL,
- Pierce City, MO,
- Pierce County, GA,
- Pierce County, ND,
- Pierce County, NE,
- Pierce County, WA,
- Pierce County, WI,
- Fort Pierce North, FL,
- Fort Pierce South, FL,
- sir noel pierce coward