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Adjective: pierced  peerst
  1. Having a hole cut through
    "pierced ears";
    - perforated, perforate, punctured
Verb: pierce  peers
  1. Cut or make a way through
    "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
     
  2. Move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) 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
    - thrust
     
  5. Make a hole into
    "The needle pierced her flesh"

See also: cut

Type of: affect, impress, move, penetrate, perforate, sound, strike

Encyclopedia: Pierced

Pierce, Oklahoma