different between piers vs pierce

English

Noun

piers

1. plural of pier

Anagrams

• 'spire, Peris, Speir, Spier, peris, pries, prise, resip, ripes, spier, spire

Kashubian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *p?rs?.

Noun

piers f

1. breast, chest

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??s/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??s/
• Rhymes: -??(?)s

Etymology 1

From Middle English perce, from Old French percier, from its conjugated forms such as (jeo) pierce (“I pierce”), probably from Vulgar Latin *pert?si?, from Latin pert?sus, past participle of pertund? (“thrust or bore through”), from per- (“through”) + tund? (“beat, pound”). Displaced native Old English þurhþ?rlian.

Verb

pierce (third-person singular simple present pierces, present participle piercing, simple past and past participle pierced)

1. (transitive) to puncture; to break through

   The diver pierced the surface of the water with scarcely a splash.

   to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship

   • I pierce her open back, or tender side

2. (transitive) to create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry

   Can you believe he pierced his tongue?

3. (transitive) to break or interrupt abruptly

   A scream pierced the silence.

4. (transitive, figuratively) To get to the heart or crux of (a matter).

   to pierce a mystery

5. (transitive, figuratively) To penetrate; to affect deeply.

Derived terms

• piercing

Descendants

• ? Dutch: piercing
• ? Japanese: ???

Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese ??? (piasu, “pierced earring”), itself from English pierce

Noun

pierce (plural pierces)

1. (Japan) A pierced earring

Anagrams

• Peirce, piecer, recipe, recipé