Main entry: Pierce, President Pierce, Franklin Pierce
Definition: 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
Main entry: pierce
Definition: make a hole into
Usage: The needle pierced her flesh
Definition: penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
Main entry: pierce
Definition: cut or make a way through
Usage: the knife cut through the flesh; The path pierced the jungle; Light pierced through the forest
Main entry: pierce
Definition: move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
Usage: The cold pierced her bones; Her words pierced the students
Main entry: pierce
Definition: sound sharply or shrilly
Usage: The scream pierced the night