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      pierce
      noun
      14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
      verb
      make a hole into
      penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
      sound sharply or shrilly
      move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
      cut or make a way through
      Roots
      pertusiarepierce- · Vulgar Latin · to bore through
      Synonyms for pierce
      empiercetranspierceperforatevpenetratevpuncturenstabninterpenetratev
      Words related to pierce
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