pierce

Meanings

Plural: pierces

Noun

14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
A pierced earring.

Verb

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
make a hole into
- "The needle pierced her flesh"
To puncture; to break through.
To create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry.
to break or interrupt abruptly
To get to the heart or crux of (a matter).
To penetrate; to affect deeply.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English perce, from conjugated forms of Old French percier such as (jeo) pierce (“I pierce”), probably from Vulgar Latin *pertūsiō, from Latin pertūsus, past participle of pertundō (“thrust or bore through”), from per- (“through”) + tundō (“beat, pound”). Displaced native Old English þȳrlian (literally “to hole”).

Synonyms

Franklin Pierce, President Pierce, thrust

Scrabble Score: 10

pierce is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pierce is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pierce is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

pierce is a valid Words With Friends word