Pierce

  • 31pierce */ — UK [pɪə(r)s] / US [pɪrs] verb [transitive] Word forms pierce : present tense I/you/we/they pierce he/she/it pierces present participle piercing past tense pierced past participle pierced 1) if a sharp object pierces something, it makes a hole in… …

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  • 32Pierce — This is an English surname created from the popular and old established personal name Peter , which in medieval England was more usually found as Piers . Peter derives from the Greek Petros , meaning rock , and was the name given by Jesus to… …

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  • 33pierce — verb Pierce is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑arrow, ↑bullet, ↑eye, ↑knife, ↑needle, ↑sunlight, ↑voice Pierce is used with these nouns as the object: ↑air, ↑armour, ↑darkness, ↑ …

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  • 34pierce — [[t]pɪ͟ə(r)s[/t]] pierces, piercing, pierced 1) VERB If a sharp object pierces something, or if you pierce something with a sharp object, the object goes into it and makes a hole in it. [V n] One bullet pierced the left side of his chest... [V n …

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  • 35Pierce — Original name in latin Pierce Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 42.19917 latitude 97.52672 altitude 484 Population 1767 Date 2011 05 14 …

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  • 36pierce — 01. The bullet [pierced] the policeman s jacket, and hit him in the shoulder. 02. She had her nose [pierced], and a diamond stud put in it. 03. The eagle s cry [pierced] the silence of the forest. 04. The flashlight s beam [pierced] the night sky …

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  • 37Pierce — pɪrs /pɪəs n. family name; Franklin Pierce (1804 1869), 14th President of the United States …

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  • 38pierce — verb (T) 1 to make a small hole in or through something using an object with a sharp point: Maybe you can pierce another hole in your belt. | Steam the corn until it can easily be pierced by a fork. 2 have your ears/nose etc pierced to have a… …

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  • 39Pierce — Sp Pirsas Ap Pierce L JAV: apyg. (Džordžijos, Š. Dakotos, Vašingtono, Viskonsino v jos), apyg. ir jos c. (Nebraskos v ja), mst. (Aidaho, Kolorado v jos) …

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  • 40pierce — [[t]pɪərs[/t]] v. pierced, pierc•ing 1) to penetrate (something), as a pointed object does 2) to make a hole or opening in; perforate 3) to make (a hole or opening) by or as if by boring or perforating 4) to force or make a way into or through: a …

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