pierce
/pɪɹs/noun, verb1 syllable
Pierce means: 14th President of the United States (1804-1869).
Synonyms for pierce4
noun, as in 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Franklin Pierce, President Pierce
verb, as in penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
What does pierce mean?6
noun
1
14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
verb
1
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
2
cut or make a way through“the knife cut through the flesh”
3
move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply“The cold pierced her bones”
4
sound sharply or shrilly“The scream pierced the night”
5
make a hole into“The needle pierced her flesh”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with pierce?1
one syllable
Pierce in a sentence
- The sharp, layered outcrop appeared to pierce the desert sand like an ancient blade.Auride
- The sun, although shy managed to pierce the mass of clouds.LoverofEnglish
- I wouldn't let my daughter pierce her nose.CK
- He watched a video on how to pierce his belly button safely.Amastan
- He bought a piercing needle to pierce his belly button.Amastan
- He used a sterilized piercing needle to pierce his belly button.Amastan
- He purchased a piercing needle to pierce his belly button.Amastan
- The cactus was covered in sharp pricks that could easily pierce the skin.mraz
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of pierce
as a noun
- plural
- pierces
as a verb
- past tense
- pierced
- present participle
- piercing
- third-person singular
- pierces
- past participle
- pierced