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

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see through collapse: remain with until completion; "I must see the job through"; perceive the true nature of; "We could see through her apparent calm"; support financially through a period of time; "The scholarship saw me through college"; "This money will see me through next month"

bayonet collapse: a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon; stab or kill someone with a bayonet

dissect collapse: cut open or cut apart; "dissect the bodies for analysis"

come alive collapse

perforate collapse

ferret out collapse: search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth"

descry collapse: catch sight of

pass through collapse: cause to move through; "Pass a chemical through a solution"

sprain collapse: a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

refrigerate collapse: cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine"; preserve by chilling; "many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil"

traumatize collapse: inflict a trauma upon

see the light collapse

discern collapse

skewer collapse: a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted; drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"

transfix collapse: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"

frostbite collapse: destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene

impale collapse: kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"

claw collapse: a bird's foot; sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles; a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods; attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"; clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob"; scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails; move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"

benumb collapse

bruise collapse: an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration; damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"; break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"; injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"

knife collapse: edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle; a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point; use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"

ream collapse: a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires; a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and reams"; enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole"; remove by making a hole or by boring; "the dentist reamed out the debris in the course of the root canal treatment"; squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream oranges"

grieve collapse: feel grief; eat one's heart out; cause to feel sorrow; "his behavior grieves his mother"

perceive collapse: become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"; to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

ail collapse: be unwell, ill, or ill disposed

aggrieve collapse: infringe on the rights of

get through collapse: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"; succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister"

dagger collapse: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing; a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

maim collapse: injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"

saturate collapse: cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance

lacerate collapse: having edges that are jagged from injury; irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves"; cut or tear irregularly; deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"

screech collapse: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"

frost collapse: United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963); the formation of frost or ice on a surface; ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside); damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"; cover with frost; "ice crystals frosted the glass"; provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance; "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair"; decorate with frosting; "frost a cake"

lance collapse: open by piercing with a lancet; "lance a boil"; pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight; move quickly, as if by cutting one's way; "Planes lanced towards the shore"

rankle collapse

gnaw collapse: bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker"

scald collapse: the act of burning with steam or hot water; a burn cause by hot liquid or steam; burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"; heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk"; treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"

rasp collapse: a coarse file with sharp pointed projections; uttering in an irritated tone; utter in a grating voice; scrape with a rasp

tweak collapse: pinch or squeeze sharply

agonize collapse: suffer agony or anguish; cause to agonize

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