piercing – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
piercing
adj.
penetrating; sharp, pointed
n.
body piercings, place on the body that is pierced with a stud or piece of jewelry, holes on the body for inserting jewelry
pierce
v.
prick, stab; perforate, make a hole; penetrate
Body piercing
Body piercing, a form of
body modification, is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewellery may be worn. The word piercing can refer to the act or practice of body piercing, or to an opening in the body created by this act or practice. Although the history of body piercing is obscured by popular misinformation and by a lack of scholarly reference, ample evidence exists to document that it has been practiced in various forms by both sexes since ancient times throughout the world.
piercing
Adjective
1. having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
(synonym) acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, sharp
(similar) perceptive
2. high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"
(synonym) shrill, sharp
(similar) high, high-pitched
3. as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
(synonym) cutting, keen, knifelike, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating
(similar) sharp
4. suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle"
(synonym) incisive
(similar) sharp
5. loud and sharp; "the piercing shriek of sirens"
(similar) cacophonous, cacophonic
pierce
Verb
1. cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
(hyponym) pick, break up
2. move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
(hypernym) affect, impress, move, strike
3. sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"
(hypernym) sound
4. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
(synonym) thrust
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
(hyponym) stick
5. make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
(hyponym) poke
(entail) cut
Piercing (das)
n.
piercing, perforating, making a hole
piercing
nm.
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