[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pierce \pierce\, v. i.
   to enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through
   something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally
   and figuratively.
   1913 webster

         and pierced to the skin, but bit no more. --spenser.
   1913 webster

         she would not pierce further into his meaning. --sir p.
                                                  sidney.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pierce \pierce\, v. t. imp.  p. p. pierced; p. pr.  vb. n.
   piercing. oe. percen, f. percer, of. percier, perchier,
   parchier; perh. fr. assumed ll. pertusiare for pertusare,
   fr. l. pertundere, pertusum, to beat, push, bore through; per
   through + tundere to beat: cf. of. pertuisier to pierce, f.
   pertuis a hole. cf. contuse, parch, pertuse.
   1. to thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed
      instrument. "i pierce . . . her tender side." --dryden.
      1913 webster

   2. to penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to
      pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a
      shot pierced the ship.
      1913 webster

   3. fig.: to penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a
      mystery. "pierced with grief." --pope.
      1913 webster

            can no prayers pierce thee?           --shak.
      1913 webster
see also:
pierced piercing contuse parch pertuse 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

pierce
     n : 14th president of the united states 1804-1869 syn: franklin
         pierce, president pierce
     v 1: cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the
          flesh"; "the path pierced the jungle"; "light pierced
          through the forest"
     2: move or affect a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.
        deeply or sharply; "the cold pierced her bones"; "her
        words pierced the students"
     3: sound sharply or shrilly; "the scream pierced the night"
     4: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument syn: thrust
     5: make a hole into; "the needle pierced her flesh"
see also:
franklin pierce president pierce thrust 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

185 moby thesaurus words for "pierce":
   abrade, affect, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, ail, anguish, auger,
   barb the dart, bark, bayonet, benumb, bite, blemish, bloody, bore,
   break, broach, bruise, burn, chafe, check, chill, chip, claw,
   come alive, come home to, comprehend, convulse, countersink, crack,
   craze, crucify, cut, cut up, dagger, descry, dirk, discern,
   discover, distress, drill, empierce, excruciate, fathom, fester,
   fix, fracture, fray, frazzle, freeze, fret, frost, frostbite,
   gain entree, gall, gash, get into, get through, give pain, gnaw,
   go deep, go through, go through one, gore, gouge, gouge out, grasp,
   grate, grieve, grind, gripe, harrow, hole, honeycomb, hurt,
   hurt the feelings, impale, incise, inflame, inflict pain, injure,
   interpenetrate, irritate, kill by inches, knife, lacerate, lance,
   maim, make an entrance, make mincemeat of, make out, make way into,
   martyr, martyrize, maul, melt, melt the heart, move, mutilate,
   needle, nip, numb, pain, pass through, penetrate, perceive,
   perforate, pinch, pink, plumb, plunge in, poke into, poniard,
   prick, prolong the agony, punch, puncture, put to torture, rack,
   rankle, rasp, realize, ream, ream out, refrigerate, rend, riddle,
   rip, rouse, rub, run, run into, run through, rupture, saber,
   savage, scald, scorch, scotch, scrape, scratch, scuff, see,
   see daylight, see into, see the light, see through, skewer, skin,
   slash, slice, slit, smart, soften, spear, spike, spit, sprain,
   stab, stick, stiletto, sting, stir, strain, strike, sword, tap,
   tear, torment, torture, touch, touch a chord, transfix,
   transpierce, traumatize, trepan, trephine, tweak, twist,
   twist the knife, understand, wound, wrench, wring

[5] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

pierce, co town, fips 59005
  location: 40.63286 n, 104.75464 w
  population 1990: 823 287 housing units
  area: 1.6 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 80650
pierce, id city, fips 62740
  location: 46.49266 n, 115.79849 w
  population 1990: 746 323 housing units
  area: 2.1 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 83546
pierce, ne city, fips 39100
  location: 42.19947 n, 97.52772 w
  population 1990: 1615 662 housing units
  area: 2.2 sq km land, 0.1 sq km water
  zip codes: 68767

[6] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

pierce -- u.s. county in georgia
   population 2000:    15636
   housing units 2000: 6719
   land area 2000:     343.252449 sq. miles 889.019723 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.650957 sq. miles 1.685972 sq. km
   total area 2000:    343.903406 sq. miles 890.705695 sq. km
   located within:       georgia ga, fips 13
   location:             31.344717 n, 82.219039 w
   headwords:
    pierce
    pierce, ga
    pierce county
    pierce county, ga

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

pierce -- u.s. county in nebraska
   population 2000:    7857
   housing units 2000: 3247
   land area 2000:     573.926599 sq. miles 1486.463005 sq. km
   water area 2000:    1.341066 sq. miles 3.473344 sq. km
   total area 2000:    575.267665 sq. miles 1489.936349 sq. km
   located within:       nebraska ne, fips 31
   location:             42.271344 n, 97.610948 w
   headwords:
    pierce
    pierce, ne
    pierce county
    pierce county, ne

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

pierce -- u.s. county in north dakota
   population 2000:    4675
   housing units 2000: 2269
   land area 2000:     1017.818245 sq. miles 2636.137042 sq. km
   water area 2000:    64.341646 sq. miles 166.644091 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1082.159891 sq. miles 2802.781133 sq. km
   located within:       north dakota nd, fips 38
   location:             48.246230 n, 99.988330 w
   headwords:
    pierce
    pierce, nd
    pierce county
    pierce county, nd

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

pierce -- u.s. county in washington
   population 2000:    700820
   housing units 2000: 277060
   land area 2000:     1678.913627 sq. miles 4348.366146 sq. km
   water area 2000:    127.582472 sq. miles 330.437071 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1806.496099 sq. miles 4678.803217 sq. km
   located within:       washington wa, fips 53
   location:             47.171571 n, 122.383565 w
   headwords:
    pierce
    pierce, wa
    pierce county
    pierce county, wa

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

pierce -- u.s. county in wisconsin
   population 2000:    36804
   housing units 2000: 13493
   land area 2000:     576.486252 sq. miles 1493.092474 sq. km
   water area 2000:    15.098751 sq. miles 39.105584 sq. km
   total area 2000:    591.585003 sq. miles 1532.198058 sq. km
   located within:       wisconsin wi, fips 55
   location:             44.735376 n, 92.463689 w
   headwords:
    pierce
    pierce, wi
    pierce county
    pierce county, wi

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

pierce, ne -- u.s. city in nebraska
   population 2000:    1774
   housing units 2000: 736
   land area 2000:     0.876814 sq. miles 2.270939 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.021368 sq. miles 0.055343 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.898182 sq. miles 2.326282 sq. km
   fips code:            39100
   located within:       nebraska ne, fips 31
   location:             42.199477 n, 97.529321 w
   zip codes 1990:     68767
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    pierce, ne
    pierce

[12] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

pierce, co -- u.s. town in colorado
   population 2000:    884
   housing units 2000: 318
   land area 2000:     0.737487 sq. miles 1.910083 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.737487 sq. miles 1.910083 sq. km
   fips code:            59005
   located within:       colorado co, fips 08
   location:             40.635134 n, 104.754574 w
   zip codes 1990:     80650
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    pierce, co
    pierce

[13] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

pierce, id -- u.s. city in idaho
   population 2000:    617
   housing units 2000: 298
   land area 2000:     0.824168 sq. miles 2.134585 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.824168 sq. miles 2.134585 sq. km
   fips code:            62740
   located within:       idaho id, fips 16
   location:             46.492566 n, 115.799466 w
   zip codes 1990:     83546
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    pierce, id
    pierce

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