Unscramble pierce

Definition of pierce

noun:

• 14th President of the United States (1804-1869). Synonyms: Franklin Pierce, 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".
• move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones", "Her words pierced the students".
• sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night".
• penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument. Synonyms: thrust.
• make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh".

Related words

bite, empale, gore, horn, impale, lance, peg, perforate, pick, poke, prick, prickle, punch, puncture, riddle, spike, stick, sting, tap, transfix, tusk.

Words nearby

bierce, fierce, piece, pierced, pierre, tierce.

Rhymes with

bierce, fierce, peirce.