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piercing |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pierce 3 of 5 senses of pierce Sense 1 pierce => break => pick break up Sense 4 pierce, thrust => stick => stick => peg => center punch => transfix, impale, empale, spike => horn, tusk => gore => lance Sense 5 pierce => poke => puncture => riddle => prick => bite => punch, perforate => sting, bite, prick => tap Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pierce 3 of 5 senses of pierce Sense 1 pierce => break => pick break up Sense 4 pierce, thrust => stick => stick => peg => center punch => transfix, impale, empale, spike => pin => skewer, spit => spear => horn, tusk => gore => lance Sense 5 pierce => poke => puncture => scarify => riddle => prick => needle => bite => punch, perforate => sting, bite, prick => tap Entailment of verb pierce 1 of 5 senses of pierce Sense 5 pierce => cut Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb pierce 5 senses of pierce Sense 1 pierce => penetrate Sense 2 pierce => affect, impress, move strike Sense 3 pierce => sound Sense 4 pierce, thrust => penetrate Sense 5 pierce => penetrate Familiarity of verb pierce pierce used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pierce Sense 1 pierce => penetrate -------------- Sense 2 pierce => affect, impress, move strike -------------- Sense 3 pierce => sound -------------- Sense 4 pierce, thrust => penetrate -------------- Sense 5 pierce => penetrate -------------- Overview of verb pierce The verb pierce has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) pierce -- (cut or make a way through "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest") 2. (1) pierce -- (move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students") 3. pierce -- (sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night") 4. pierce, thrust -- (penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument) 5. pierce -- (make a hole into "The needle pierced her flesh") Overview of adj piercing The adj piercing has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp -- (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") 2. piercing, shrill, sharp -- (high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle") 3. cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating -- (as physically 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") 4. incisive, piercing -- (suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle") 5. piercing -- (loud and sharp; "the piercing shriek of sirens") Antonyms of adj piercing 5 senses of piercing Sense 1 acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp INDIRECT (VIA perceptive) -> unperceptive, unperceiving Sense 2 piercing, shrill, sharp INDIRECT (VIA high) -> low low-pitched Sense 3 cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating INDIRECT (VIA sharp) -> dull Sense 4 incisive, piercing INDIRECT (VIA sharp) -> dull Sense 5 piercing INDIRECT (VIA cacophonous) -> euphonious, euphonous Similarity of adj piercing 5 senses of piercing Sense 1 acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp => perceptive (vs. unperceptive) Sense 2 piercing, shrill, sharp => high (vs. low), high-pitched Sense 3 cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating => sharp (vs. dull) Sense 4 incisive, piercing => sharp (vs. dull) Sense 5 piercing => cacophonous (vs. euphonious), cacophonic Attributes of adj piercing Familiarity of adj piercing piercing used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj piercing piercing Overview of verb pierce The verb pierce has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (2) pierce -- (cut or make a way through "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest") 2. (1) pierce -- (move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students") 3. pierce -- (sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night") 4. pierce, thrust -- (penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument) 5. pierce -- (make a hole into "The needle pierced her flesh") Overview of adj piercing The adj piercing has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp -- (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") 2. piercing, shrill, sharp -- (high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle") 3. cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating -- (as physically 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") 4. incisive, piercing -- (suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle") 5. piercing -- (loud and sharp; "the piercing shriek of sirens")
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