piercing words

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• piercing — [[t]pɪ͟ə(r)sɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A piercing sound or voice is high pitched and very sharp and clear in an unpleasant way. A piercing scream split the air. ...a piercing whistle. Derived words: piercingly ADV GRADED She screamed again …   English dictionary

• piercing — Synonyms and related words: Siberian, absorbing, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acupunctuation, acupuncture, acute, afflictive, agonizing, algid, apperceptive, appercipient, arctic, argute,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue …   Wikipedia

• new words — (also called neologisms). It is always tempting, as much in the history of the language as in political and social history, to identify tendencies with centuries, but language change is a continuous process, and what is significant is the social… …   Modern English usage

• ear piercing — Synonyms and related words: acute, argute, booming, creaky, deafening, ear rending, ear splitting, earthshaking, forte, fortissimo, full, howling, keen, keening, loud, loud sounding, loudish, pealing, penetrating, piercing, piping, plangent,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying …   Universalium

• pottery — /pot euh ree/, n., pl. potteries. 1. ceramic ware, esp. earthenware and stoneware. 2. the art or business of a potter; ceramics. 3. a place where earthen pots or vessels are made. [1475 85; POTTER1 + Y3] * * * I One of the oldest and most… …   Universalium

• Shell (projectile) — This article is about the artillery projectile. For the small arms ammunition, see Shotgun shell. Some sectioned shells from the First World War. From left to right: 90 mm fragmentation shell, 120 mm pig iron incendiary shell, 77/14 model 75 mm… …   Wikipedia

• Vulva — Human vulva Human vulva with natural pubic hair …   Wikipedia

• List of Emily Dickinson poems — This is a list of Emily Dickinson poems. There are 1,775 known poems that have been written by Dickinson. The poems are alphabetized by their first line. Punctuation, capitalization and even in some cases wording of the first lines may vary… …   Wikipedia

• Crucifixion of Jesus — The Crucifixion , by Vouet, 1622, Genoa The crucifixion of Jesus and his ensuing death is an event that occurred during the 1st century AD. Jesus, who Christians believe is the Son of God as well as the Messiah, was arrested, tried, and sentenced …   Wikipedia