piercing
adj.
penetrating; sharp, pointed
n.
body piercings, place on the body that is pierced with a stud or piece of jewelry, holes on the body for inserting jewelry
pierce
v.
prick, stab; perforate, make a hole; penetrate
Body piercing
Body piercing usually refers to the piercing of a part of the
human body for the purpose of wearing
jewelry in the opening created. Body piercing is a form of
body modification. The word "piercing" can refer to the act or practice of body piercing, or to a specific pierced opening in the body. Some people practice piercing for
religious or other cultural reasons, while many individuals, particularly in the modern West, choose to be pierced for spiritual, ornamental, or sexual reasons, or as a form of rebellion in
punk,
heavy metal, and
alternative culture.
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Piercing
piercing
Adjective
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"
(synonym) acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, sharp
(similar) perceptive
2. high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"
(synonym) shrill, sharp
(similar) high, high-pitched
3. 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"
(synonym) cutting, keen, knifelike, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
(similar) sharp
4. suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle"
(synonym) incisive
(similar) sharp
5. loud and sharp; "the piercing shriek of sirens"
(similar) cacophonous, cacophonic
pierce
Verb
1. cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
(hyponym) pick, break up
2. move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
(hypernym) affect, impress, move, strike
3. sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"
(hypernym) sound
4. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
(synonym) thrust
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
(hyponym) stick
5. make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
(hyponym) poke
(entail) cut
Piercing (das)
n.
piercing, perforating, making a hole