piercingadjective
uk/ˈpɪə.sɪŋ/us/ˈpɪr.sɪŋ/going through or into something:
very cold, or making you feel very cold:
(of a sound) high, loud, and unpleasant:
a criticism, question, remark, etc. that is unpleasant or uncomfortable because it is expressed strongly, or it makes you think about or discuss something that you would prefer not to:
used to describe the fact of a person looking very carefully at someone or something, especially when they are trying to discover something, often making people feel uncomfortable:
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Making holes in things
- bore
- breach
- dent
- drill
- gouge
- hole
- perforate
- perforated
- pierce
- prick
- probe
- punch
- puncture
- riddle
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piercingnoun
uk/ˈpɪə.sɪŋ/us/ˈpɪr.sɪŋ/[ C ] a hole made in the body for wearing jewellery:
[ U ] the process of making a hole in the body for wearing jewellery:
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Holes, hollows and dips
- aperture
- cleft
- cranny
- dent
- depression
- dint
- dip
- donga
- eyehole
- intake
- orifice
- perforation
- pinhole
- pit
- porosity
- porous
- puncture
- riddled
- tear 1
- wormhole
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