| pierce | To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; used literally and figuratively. "And pierced to the skin, but bit no more." (Spenser) "She would not pierce further into his meaning." (Sir P. Sidney) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| piercer | 1. One who, or that which, pierces or perforates; specifically: An instrument used in forming eyelets; a stiletto. A piercel. 2. <zoology> The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect. An insect provided with an ovipositor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |