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pierce
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- pronunciation:
- pirs
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verb |
| inflections: |
pierces, piercing, pierced |
| definition: |
If you pierce something, you break through the surface of it with something sharp.
Jamie accidentally pierced her skin with her sewing needle.- synonyms:
- enter, penetrate, stab, stick
- similar words:
- cut, drill, prick, tunnel
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| related words: |
bite, enter, pin, wound |
| derivations: |
pierceable (adj.), piercer (n.) |
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