pierce : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: pierce	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for pierce
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pierce n 14th President of the United States (1804-1869) [syn: Pierce, Franklin Pierce, President Pierce] v cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "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 Synonym(s): pierce, thrust make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. [bd]I pierce . . . her tender side.[b8] --Dryden. 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. 3. Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery. [bd]Pierced with grief.[b8] --Pope. Can no prayers pierce thee? --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. And pierced to the skin, but bit no more. --Spenser. She would not pierce further into his meaning. --Sir P. Sidney.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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 code(s): 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 code(s): 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 code(s): 68767