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Adjective: piercing pirsing [N. Amer], piusing [Brit]- Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, sharp - Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
"piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"
- cutting, keen, knifelike, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
Verb: pierce pirs [N. Amer], pius [Brit]- Cut or make a way through
"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
- thrust - Make a hole into
"The needle pierced her flesh"
See also: perceptive, piercingly, sharp Type of: affect, impress, move, penetrate, perforate, sound, strike Encyclopedia: Pierce, ID Pierce, Id Pierce, Idaho Pierce Pierce, CO Pierce, Colorado Pierce, Jack Pierce, WI Pierce, William Pierce, Wisconsin Pierce, Kentucky Pierce, NE Pierce, Nebraska Piercing |