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- [peers]
- /pɪərs/
- /pɪəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [peers]
- /pɪərs/
Definitions of pierce word
- verb with object pierce to penetrate into or run through (something), as a sharp, pointed dagger, object, or instrument does. 1
- verb with object pierce to make a hole or opening in. 1
- verb with object pierce to bore into or through; tunnel. 1
- verb with object pierce to perforate. 1
- verb with object pierce to make (a hole, opening, etc.) by or as by boring or perforating. 1
- verb with object pierce to make a way or path into or through: a road that pierces the dense jungle. 1
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Origin of pierce
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English percen < Old French perc(i)er < Vulgar Latin *pertūsiāre, verbal derivative of Latin pertūsus, past participle of pertundere to bore a hole through, perforate, equivalent to per- per- + tundere to strike, beat
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Parts of speech for Pierce
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pierce popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pierce usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pierce
verb pierce
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- bayonet — A bayonet is a long, sharp blade that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon.
- be on to — (Idiomatic) To figure out; to realize the truth.
noun pierce
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- incision — a cut, gash, or notch.
- kerf — a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
- laceration — the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- rabbet — a deep notch formed in or near one edge of a board, framing timber, etc., so that something else can be fitted into it or so that a door or the like can be closed against it.
adj pierce
- impervious — not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain.
adjective pierce
- imperviable — Impervious.
- watertight — constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water: The ship had six watertight compartments.
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