Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating. / Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter. / Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.

Cut through; perforated. / Having one or more body piercings.

simple past tense and past participle of pierce

Any form of body piercing involving the lips

A kind of gimlet for making vents in casks.

plural of piercel

An earring that is designed to go through an ear piercing (as opposed to one that clips onto the ear without requiring a piercing).

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of pierce

plural of pierced earring

A disease of grapes caused by Xylella fastidiosa bacteria.