pierce
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(verb) make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
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Related Words: bite, penetrate, perforate, poke, prick, punch, puncture, riddle, sting |
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(verb) penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument |
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Synonyms: thrust |
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Related Words: center punch, empale, gore, horn, impale, lance, peg, penetrate, spike, stick, transfix, tusk |
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(verb) cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest" |
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Related Words: break, break up, penetrate, pick |
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(verb) move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students" |
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Related Words: affect, impress, move, strike |
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(verb) sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night" |
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Related Words: sound |
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(noun) 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) |
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Synonyms: Franklin Pierce |
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Related Words: Chief Executive, President, President of the United States |
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