Definition of pierce

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Pierce (v. i.) To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively..

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Ungored :: Ungored (a.) Not gored or pierced.
Piercel :: Piercel (n.) A kind of gimlet for making vents in casks; -- called also piercer.
Penetrate :: Penetrate (v. t.) To pierce into by the mind; to arrive at the inner contents or meaning of, as of a mysterious or difficult subject; to comprehend; to understand..
Pierce :: Pierce (v. t.) Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery..
Broach :: Broach (n.) To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood..
Terebrate :: Terebrate (v. t.) To perforate; to bore; to pierce.
Drill :: Drill (v. t.) To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a piece of metal..
Fix :: Fix (v. t.) To transfix; to pierce.
Turret :: Turret (n.) The elevated central portion of the roof of a passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and ventilation.
Enpierce :: Enpierce (v. t.) To pierce.
Tap :: Tap (v. t.) To pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, etc..
Penetrate :: Penetrate (v. t.) To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness..
Impierce :: Impierce (v. t.) To pierce; to penetrate.
Tunicata :: Tunicata (n. pl.) A grand division of the animal kingdom, intermediate, in some respects, between the invertebrates and vertebrates, and by some writers united with the latter. They were formerly classed with acephalous mollusks. The body is usually covered with a firm external tunic, consisting in part of cellulose, and having two openings, one for the entrance and one for the exit of water. The pharynx is usually dilated in the form of a sac, pierced by several series of ciliated slits, and se
Spear :: Spear (v. t.) To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a fish..
Launch :: Launch (v. i.) To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce..
Tap :: Tap (n.) A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or the like; a faucet..
Penetrant :: Penetrant (a.) Having power to enter or pierce; penetrating; sharp; subtile; as, penetrant cold..
Bere :: Bere (v. t.) To pierce.
Diptera :: Diptera (n. pl.) An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillae) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvae (called maggots) being usually without feet..
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