pierce

Noun

• 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)

Verb

• make a hole into
  • The needle pierced her flesh
    

• penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

• sound sharply or shrilly
  • The scream pierced the night
    

• move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
  • The cold pierced her bones
    
  • Her words pierced the students
    

• cut or make a way through
  • the knife cut through the flesh
    
  • The path pierced the jungle
    
  • Light pierced through the forest
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Pierce , Franklin Pierce , President Pierce , thrust