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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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Dictionary Results for piercing:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
piercing
    adj 1: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine
           distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and
           politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike
           reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a
           fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative
           observations" [syn: acute, discriminating,
           incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating,
           penetrative, piercing, sharp]
    2: painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind";
       "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains";
       "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain";
       "lancinating pain" [syn: cutting, keen, knifelike,
       piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Piercing \Pier"cing\, a.
   Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point;
   perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively;
   as, a piercing instrument, or thrust. "Piercing eloquence."
   --Shak.
   [1913 Webster] -- Pier"cing*ly, adv. -- Pier"cing*ness,
   n.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pierce \Pierce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pierced; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Piercing.] [OE. percen, F. percer, OF. percier, perchier,
   parchier; perh. fr. (assumed) LL. pertusiare for pertusare,
   fr. L. pertundere, pertusum, to beat, push, bore through; per
   through + tundere to beat: cf. OF. pertuisier to pierce, F.
   pertuis a hole. Cf. Contuse, Parch, Pertuse.]
   1. To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed
      instrument. "I pierce . . . her tender side." --Dryden.
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   2. To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to
      pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a
      shot pierced the ship.
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   3. Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a
      mystery. "Pierced with grief." --Pope.
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            Can no prayers pierce thee?           --Shak.
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