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Definition: Pierce |
PierceNoun1. 14th President of the United States (1804-1869). Verb1. Cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest". 2. Move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students". 3. Sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night". 4. Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument. 5. Make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Pierce" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "stone", "stone". |
Date "Pierce" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
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Franklin Pierce Order: 14th President Term of Office: March 4, 1853 - March 4, 1857 Followed: Millard Fillmore Succeeded by: James Buchanan Date of Birth November 23, 1804 Place of Birth: Hillsboro, New Hampshire Date of Death: October 8, 1869 Place of Death: Concord, New Hampshire First Lady: Jane Means Appleton Occupation: lawyer Political Party: Democrat Vice President: William Rufus DeVane King Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804 - October 8, 1869) was the 14th (1853-1857) President of the United States.
Biography
He was a Representative and a Senator from New Hampshire prior to his election as President. He was born in Hillsborough, New Hampshire on November 23, 1804, and attended the academies of Hancock and Francestown. He prepared for college at Phillips Exeter Academy and graduated from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine, in 1824. He studied law, then was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Hillsborough in 1827. He was a member of the State general court from 1829 to 1833, and served as Speaker from 1832 to 1833. He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837). He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1837, to February 28, 1842, when he resigned. He was chairman of the Committee on Pensions (Twenty-sixth Congress)
After his service in the Senate, Pierce resumed the practice of law in Concord. He was district attorney for New Hampshire, and declined the appointment as Attorney General of the United States tendered by President James Polk. He served in the Mexican War as a colonel and brigadier general. He was a member of the New Hampshire State constitutional convention in 1850 and served as its president.
Pierce was elected President of the United States on the Democratic ticket and served from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1857, following which he resumed the practice of law. After losing the Democratic nomination, he reportedly quipped "there's nothing left to do but get drunk", which he apparently did frequently, once running down a pedestrian while drunk-driving a carriage. Franklin Pierce died in Concord on October 8, 1869, from cirrhosis of the liver, and was interred in Minat Inclosure in the Old North Cemetery.
Supreme Court appointments
- John Archibald Campbell - 1853
Related articles
- U.S. presidential election, 1852
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Preceded by:
Millard FillmorePresidents of the United States Succeeded by:
James BuchananSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Franklin Pierce."
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Pierce County is the second most populous county in the State of Washington. As of 2000, the population is 700,820. The county seat is the city of Tacoma.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,679 km² (1,806 mi²). 4,348 km² (1,679 mi²) of it is land and 330 km² (128 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 7.06% water.
Geographic Features
- Carbon River
- Cascade Range
- Mount Rainier
- Nisqually River
- Puget Sound
- Puyallup River
- Tacoma Narrows
- Key Peninsula
- Anderson Island
- Lake Tapps
Major Highways
- Interstate 5
- Interstate 705
- Washington State Route 16
- Washington State Route 167
- Washington State Route 512
Adjacent Counties
- King County, Washington - north
- Yakima County, Washington - east
- Lewis County, Washington - south
- Thurston County, Washington - west/southwest
- Mason County, Washington - west/northwest
- Kitsap County, Washington - north/northwest
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 700,820 people, 260,800 households, and 180,212 families residing in the county. The population density is 161/km² (417/mi²). There are 277,060 housing units at an average density of 64/km² (165/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 78.39% White, 6.95% Black or African American, 1.42% Native American, 5.08% Asian, 0.85% Pacific Islander, 2.20% from other races, and 5.11% from two or more races. 5.51% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.There are 260,800 households out of which 35.90% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% are married couples living together, 11.80% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.90% are non-families. 24.30% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.60 and the average family size is 3.10.
In the county, the population is spread out with 27.20% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 31.30% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 10.20% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $45,204, and the median income for a family is $52,098. Males have a median income of $38,510 versus $28,580 for females. The per capita income for the county is $20,948. 10.50% of the population and 7.50% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 13.20% are under the age of 18 and 7.20% are 65 or older.
Cities and towns
- Artondale
- Ashford
- Bonney Lake
- Buckley
- Carbonado
- DuPont
- Eatonville
- Edgewood
- Elbe
- Elk Plain
- Fife
- Fircrest
- Fort Lewis
- Fox Island
- Frederickson
- Gig Harbor
- Graham
- Greenwater
- Lakewood
- McChord AFB
- Midland
- Orting
- Parkland
- Prairie Ridge
- Puyallup
- Roy
- Ruston
- South Hill
- South Prairie
- Spanaway
- Steilacoom
- Summit
- Sumner
- Tacoma
- University Place
- Waller
- Wilkeson
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Pierce County is a county located in the State of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population is 36,804. Its county seat is Ellsworth6.Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,532 km² (592 mi²). 1,493 km² (576 mi²) of it is land and 39 km² (15 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.55% water.Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 36,804 people, 13,015 households, and 9,032 families residing in the county. The population density is 25/km² (64/mi²). There are 13,493 housing units at an average density of 9/km² (23/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 98.01% White, 0.25% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.28% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 13,015 households out of which 35.00% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% are married couples living together, 7.50% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.60% are non-families. 21.30% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.50% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.65 and the average family size is 3.10. In the county, the population is spread out with 24.40% under the age of 18, 17.00% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.20 males.Cities and towns
*Bay City
*Clifton
*Diamond Bluff
*El Paso
*Ellsworth
*Elmwood
*Gilman
*Hartland
*Isabelle
*Maiden Rock
*Martell
*Oak Grove
*Plum City
*Prescott
*River Falls
*Rock Elm
*Salem
*Spring Lake
*Spring Valley
*Trenton
*Trimbelle
*UnionSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pierce County, Wisconsin."
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Pierce is a town located in Weld County, Colorado. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 884.Geography
Pierce is located at 40°38'6" North, 104°45'16" West (40.635134, -104.754574)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.9 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 884 people, 312 households, and 249 families residing in the town. The population density is 461.2/km² (1,198.7/mi²). There are 318 housing units at an average density of 165.9/km² (431.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 86.99% White, 0.00% African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.79% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, 9.73% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. 20.48% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 312 households out of which 39.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.8% are married couples living together, 11.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% are non-families. 17.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 4.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.83 and the average family size is 3.15. In the town the population is spread out with 30.4% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 35 years. For every 100 females there are 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.7 males. The median income for a household in the town is $36,944, and the median income for a family is $44,265. Males have a median income of $33,611 versus $22,174 for females. The per capita income for the town is $17,412. 6.9% of the population and 4.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 9.0% are under the age of 18 and 10.4% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pierce, Colorado."
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Pierce is a city located in Clearwater County, Idaho. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 617.Geography
Pierce is located at 46°29'33" North, 115°47'58" West (46.492566, -115.799466)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 617 people, 251 households, and 189 families residing in the city. The population density is 290.5/km² (748.6/mi²). There are 298 housing units at an average density of 140.3/km² (361.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 95.46% White, 0.00% African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.32% from other races, and 2.92% from two or more races. 1.30% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 251 households out of which 31.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% are married couples living together, 7.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 24.7% are non-families. 20.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 6.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.44 and the average family size is 2.79. In the city the population is spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 104.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 105.4 males. The median income for a household in the city is $34,318, and the median income for a family is $36,667. Males have a median income of $36,250 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income for the city is $13,980. 18.5% of the population and 14.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 27.4% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pierce, Idaho."
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Pierce is a city located in Pierce County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,774. It is the county seat of Pierce County6.Geography
Pierce is located at 42°11'58" North, 97°31'46" West (42.199477, -97.529321)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.22% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,774 people, 682 households, and 465 families residing in the city. The population density is 778.3/km² (2,023.2/mi²). There are 736 housing units at an average density of 322.9/km² (839.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 99.10% White, 0.00% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. 0.73% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 682 households out of which 35.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% are married couples living together, 7.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% are non-families. 29.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 3.12. In the city the population is spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.6 males. The median income for a household in the city is $35,288, and the median income for a family is $43,068. Males have a median income of $27,436 versus $21,034 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,702. 8.6% of the population and 6.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.9% are under the age of 18 and 14.4% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pierce, Nebraska."
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Pierce is a town located in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 897.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 56.4 km² (21.8 mi²). 48.1 km² (18.6 mi²) of it is land and 8.2 km² (3.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 14.61% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 897 people, 329 households, and 261 families residing in the town. The population density is 18.6/km² (48.3/mi²). There are 407 housing units at an average density of 8.5/km² (21.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.10% White, 0.11% African American, 1.00% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. 1.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 329 households out of which 33.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% are married couples living together, 7.6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% are non-families. 16.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.72 and the average family size is 3.05. In the town the population is spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 108.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 109.4 males. The median income for a household in the town is $43,000, and the median income for a family is $46,364. Males have a median income of $31,667 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the town is $18,384. 15.2% of the population and 10.9% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 26.1% are under the age of 18 and 2.2% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pierce, Wisconsin."
Synonym: PierceSynonym: thrust (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Deterioration | Wound, stab, pierce, maim, lame, surbate, cripple, hough, hamstring, hit between wind and water, scotch, mangle, mutilate, disfigure, blemish, deface, warp. |
Excitation | Stir the feelings, play on the feelings, come home to the feelings; touch a string, touch a chord, touch the soul, touch the heart; go to one's heart, penetrate, pierce, go through one, touch to the quick; possess the soul, pervade the soul, penetrate the soul, imbrue the soul, absorb the soul, affect the soul, disturb the soul. |
Inexpedience | Maltreat, abuse; ill-use, ill-treat; buffet, bruise, scratch, maul; smite; (scourge); do violence, do harm, do a mischief; stab, pierce, outrage. |
Opening | Perforate, pierce, empierce, tap, bore, drill; mine; (scoop out); tunnel; transpierce, transfix; enfilade, impale, spike, spear, gore, spit, stab, pink, puncture, lance, stick, prick, riddle, punch; stave in. |
Pain | Pinch, prick, gripe; (physical pain); pierce, lancinate, cut. |
Hurt the feelings, wound the feelings, grate upon the feelings, grate upon the nerves, jar upon the feelings; wring the heart, pierce the heart, lacerate the heart, break the heart, rend the heart; make the heart bleed; tear the heart strings, rend the heart strings; draw tears from the eyes. | |
Physical Pain | Give pain, inflict pain; lacerate; pain, hurt, chafe, sting, bite, gnaw, gripe; pinch, tweak; grate, gall, fret, prick, pierce, wring, convulse; torment, torture; rack, agonize; crucify; cruciate, excruciate; break on the wheel, put to the rack; flog. (punish); grate on the ear. (harsh sound). |
Refrigeration | Verb: cool, fan, refrigerate, refresh, ice; congeal, freeze, glaciate; benumb, starve, pinch, chill, petrify, chill to the marrow, regelate, nip, cut, pierce, bite, make one's teeth chatter, |
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Screenplays | You know how they use that gun to pierce your ears (Pulp Fiction; writing credit: Quentin Tarantino; Roger Avary) Pierce Morehouse Patchett (L.A. Confidential; writing credit: Brian Helgeland) I pierce you with the ack-ack of love, flowerpot (Two Scent's Worth; writing credit: Chuck Jones) Pierce, You're taking your sidearm (M*A*S*H; writing credit: Larry Gelbart) Hottie's gonna pierce his nose (Urban Legend; writing credit: Silvio Horta) | |
Lyrics | Fierce nipple pierce you got me sprung with your tongue ring (Butterfly; performing artist: Crazy Town) Pierce right through me (Enjoy the Silence; performing artist: Depeche Mode) Color your hair and pierce your nose (Too Beautiful; performing artist: Heart) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Webb Pierce and His Wanderin' Boys (1955) Mildred Pierce (1945) The Regina Pierce Affair (2000) Webb Pierce and Chet Atkins (1991) Pierce (1990) | |
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 | As seen in Time Magazine (September 7,1998)Sunlight glints off Hurricane Bonnie as it approaches the North Carolinacoast on the morning of August 26, 1998 (07:37 EDT). Data derived fromNOAA-12 satellite. Image produced by Hal Pierce, Laboratory forAtmospheres, NASA Goddard SpaceFlight Center. Credit: NASA. |  | Data from NOAA GOES satellite. Images produced by Hal Pierce, Laboratory forAtmospheres, NASA GoddardSpace Flight Center. Credit: NASA. |
 | A bad section of road Ford 1 and 1/2 ton truck Level party of Charles Pierce. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Wardroom of ?? Front Row: Bryant, Partington, Pierce, Healy, Ulm Back Row: ?,?, CME, ?,?, Williams, Tonkel. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Inner New Bedford Harbor looking south and at the site of Fort Pierce Mill. The mill burned and the trustees overseeing restoration at New Bedford Harbor are contributing funds toward construction of the future Riverside Park. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | Fig. 1. Pierce and Cunningham darting-gun; a combined harpoon and lance Used largely by Arctic whalemen. Fig. 2. Cunningham and Cogan gun Length, 33 inches; weight, 27 pounds; used by Arctic whalers with bomb lance Fig. 3. Brand muzzle-loading whaling-gun and bomb lance. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. |
 | Fig. 1, 2, 3, 4. Pierce bomb-lance Fig. 5. Pierce and Eggersbreech-loading gun. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection. |  | Launching ceremony for the NOAA Ship PIERCE. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
 | Figure 64. N.I.O. bottle designed by Francis E. Pierce, Dennis I. Gaunt, and Richard Dobson at the National Institute of Oceanography at Grand-Bretagne. This utilized a valve for closing but also inverted. The mounting for the therm ometer toppled over by the action of a spring. This bottle was used by the DISC OVERY II in the Gulf of Gascogne at 4700 meters. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Underway in the Pacific Ocean, 5 July 1972. Photographed by PH3 D.L. Pierce. Credit: NAVY. |
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| "Cannons firing" by Loretta Humble Commentary: "Photos taken at Civil War reenactment at Corsicana, TX, at opening of magnificent Pierce Civil War museum. ." |
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | He that respects himself is safe from others; he wears a coat of mail that none can pierce. |
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A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | He was endeavouring to pierce the darkness with his ferret eyes, when the chimes of a neighbouring church struck the four quarters |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | You, if you wish to go out, must pierce your wall |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | Thy woes will make them sharp and pierce like mine |
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Health | Or you may recognize it as a sharp pierce in your back after you lift something heavy. (references) | |
Pierce M, Crampton S, Henry D, et al. A randomized trail of clarithromycin as prophylaxis against disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection in patients with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. (references) | ||
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | LEAD, n. A heavy blue-gray metal much used in giving stability to light lovers -- particularly to those who love not wisely but other men's wives. Lead is also of great service as a counterpoise to an argument of such weight that it turns the scale of debate the wrong way. An interesting fact in the chemistry of international controversy is that at the point of contact of two patriotisms lead is precipitated in great quantities. Hail, holy Lead! -- of human feuds the great And universal arbiter; endowed With penetration to pierce any cloud Fogging the field of controversial hate, And with a sift, inevitable, straight, Searching precision find the unavowed But vital point. Thy judgment, when allowed By the chirurgeon, settles the debate. O useful metal! -- were it not for thee We'd grapple one another's ears alway: But when we hear thee buzzing like a bee We, like old Muhlenberg, "care not to stay." And when the quick have run away like pellets Jack Satan smelts the dead to make new bullets. |
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| "Pierce" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 50.81% of the time. "Pierce" is used about 185 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 50.81% | 94 | 33,845 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 32.97% | 61 | 43,149 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 15.68% | 29 | 64,444 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.54% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 185 | N/A |
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| The following table summarizes the usage of "Pierce" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Pierce | Last name | 56,000 | 167 |
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| "Pierce" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "stone", "stone". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "Pierce." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Peter | Male | Biblical | N/A |
| Pearce | Male | English | Piers |
| Peers | Male | English | Piers |
| Peter | Male | English | N/A |
| Pierce | Male | English | Piers |
| Piers | Male | English | Peter |
| Peter | Male | German | N/A |
| Piaras | Male | Irish | Piers |
| Peter | Male | Scandinavian | N/A |
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| United Kingdom | Seymour Pierce Group PLC |
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1. Pierce, CO (town, FIPS 59005) 2. Pierce, ID (city, FIPS 62740) 3. Pierce, NE (city, FIPS 39100) |
Expressions using "Pierce": artillery pierce ♦ base pierce ♦ Fort Pierce ♦ Fort Pierce North ♦ Fort Pierce South ♦ Franklin Pierce ♦ pierce a hole in smth. ♦ Pierce City ♦ Pierce County ♦ Pierce gun ♦ pierce into ♦ pierce out ♦ pierce smb. through ♦ pierce smb.'s heart ♦ Pierce test ♦ pierce the lid of a tin ♦ pierce through ♦ president Pierce ♦ Sir Noel Pierce Coward. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "Pierce": pierce-goulding, pierce-right. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
pierce college | 858 | pierce triplet | 124 |
pierce brosnan | 746 | la pierce college | 111 |
pierce | 585 | justin pierce | 106 |
mary pierce | 477 | county pierce sheriff | 102 |
pierce county | 458 | guy pierce | 98 |
paul pierce | 360 | county jail pierce roster | 96 |
los angeles pierce college | 354 | fort pierce | 89 |
fort pierce florida | 308 | auditor county pierce | 83 |
body pierce | 224 | pierce fire truck | 81 |
tamora pierce | 209 | county court pierce superior | 73 |
pierce county washington | 197 | chonda pierce | 73 |
county library pierce | 182 | simon pierce | 71 |
franklin pierce college | 172 | district franklin pierce school | 64 |
pierce county wa | 167 | pierce arrow | 64 |
pierce transit | 166 | david hyde pierce | 63 |
pierce community college | 160 | nipple pierce | 58 |
county jail pierce | 153 | pierce county humane society | 54 |
pierce county assessor | 147 | pierce manufacturing | 51 |
franklin pierce | 132 | pierce chemical | 50 |
brock pierce | 127 | chuck pierce | 50 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Pierce"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | Përshkon, Thek (awn, Brown, fall in flakes, fringe, pile, put on speed, stamen, strike, tassel, toast), Shpoj (bore, broach, drill, drive, flesh, hole, impale, jab, perforate, pink, poke, prick, prickle, punch, puncture, run through, Spike, spit, stab, stick, sting), Kuptoj (apprehend, catch, comprehend, cotton on, fathom, figure out, find, gather, get, grasp, make out, penetrate, perceive, pick out, see, see through, sense, take, take in, twig on, understand), I Hyj Brenda, Çan. (various references) | |
Arabic | فهم (accept, apprehend, apprehension, brain, catch, comprehend, comprehension, conceive, conception, discern, discernment, grasp, hear, hear of, intelligence, know, know of, learn, learn about, make out, penetrate, perceive, perception, pick out, put across, puzzle out, realization, realize, see, see daylight, see the light, seeing, sense, skulk, sort out, take in, twig, understand, understanding, understood), نفذ (act, activate, be executed, carry into effect, carry out, come true, commit, computerize, do, effect, effectuate, enforce, execute, fill, fulfil, fulfill, honor, honour, implement, invoke, penetrate, percolate, perform, permeate, petering, practise, proceed, pursue, put into effect, realize, transfix, traverse), خرم (perforate, punch, tap, tat), خرق (breach, break, breaking, infraction, infringe, infringement, puncture, rent, riddle, transgress, transgression, violation), جرح (break, cut, flesh wound, gash, hurt, incision, injure, injury, lacerate, laceration, lesion, maim, make mischief, maul, shoot, slash, stab, sting, wing, wound, wounding), إخترق (break through, cleave, penetrate, perforate, permeate, sink, transfuse), أدرك (apprehend, awake, comprehend, feel, follow, get at, observe, overhaul, overtake, penetrate, perceive, realize, recognize, rejoin, see, see daylight, sense, sober up, take, twig, understand), ثقب (aperture, bore, broach, drill, hole, hull, orifice, peck, perforate, perforation, pick holes in smth., prick, prickle, punch, puncture, tear, vent). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | Проумявам, Прониквам, Пронизвам, Промушвам, Прозирам, Пробождам (Gore, Spike), Продупчвам, Засягам Дълбоко, Начевам, Набождам, Разгадавам. (various references) | |
Chinese | 貫 (to string), 穿洞 , 穿 (pass through, penetrate, perforate, to bore through, to dress, to put on, to thread, to wear), 擘 (break, split, tear, thumb, to analyze), 插 (insert, stick in, to interfere, to interpose, to take part in), 戳 (poke, prick, wooden or rubber stamp or seal), 刺穿 (IMPALE, Impaled, Impaling, Pierced), 刺 (assassinate, murder, prick, stab, sting, thorn, thrust). (various references) | |
Czech | Provrtat (peg, perforate), Prorazit (break through, drive, drive smth. in, drive through, force one's way, get through, puncture, put through, stave in), Proniknout (come through, infiltrate, penetrate, pervade), Probodnout (impale, Pike, pink, prick, stab, stick, transfix). (various references) | |
Danish | Pierce-kanon (Pierce gun), vaernesaal (integral mid-sole, pierce-proof sole), hård opbremsning (pierce braking). (various references) | |
Dutch | Pierce-kanon (Pierce gun), staalen tussenzool (integral mid-sole, pierce-proof sole), ondoordringbaar voorschoot (pierce-proof apron), hard remmen (pierce braking). (various references) | |
Farsi | فروکردن(نوک خنجروغیره), سفتن (Bore, Perforate), سپوختن , خلیدن (Prick), رسوخ کردن (Perforate, Soak), شکافتن (Chink, Cleave, Excision, Fracture, Rift, Rip, Rive, Slat, Slit, Split). (various references) | |
Finnish | puhkaista (break through, puncture), seivästää (stake), lävistää (perforate, prick, punch, puncture, stab), läpäistä (get through, go through, pass, penetrate, permeate). (various references) | |
French | perforage, Percer (pick), Transpercer, Comprendre. (various references) | |
German | Perforieren (perforate), Zerschneiden (carve, cut, cut in two, cut up, cut wrongly, fritter, lacerate, to carve), Stechen (be prickly, beat down, bite, check out, clock in, clock on, cut, engrave, jab, kill, pang, pick, prick, prickle, puncture, ring in, run off, spear, stab, stick, sting, take, take the trick, twinge), Lochen (clip, perforate, prick, prickle, punch holes, punching, to punch), Einstechen (engrave, groove, insert, prick, puncture, put in, stab, stab to death, stick in), Durchstechen (cut through, prick, puncture, run through, stab, stick through, to transfix, transfix, transfixes), Durchschneiden (cleave, cut in two, cut through, intersect, slice, to intersect), Durchschauen (comprehend, look through, psych, psyche, see clearly, see through, to see through), Durchdringen (come through, get through, imbue, impregnate, infiltrate, inform, penetrate, penetration, permeate, pervade, thrill, to pervade, to soak, transfuse), durchbohren (bore, drill through, Gore, puncture, run through, spear, Spike, to transfix, transfix), Anstechen (broach, lance, prick, puncture, tap). (various references) | |
Greek | Διαπερώ, Διατρυπώ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | ּחדור, ּהמאיר, ּבתק, ּנקוב, ּנקור, ּנקב, ּנגוח (Gore). (various references) | |
Hungarian | Szúr (nettle, prick, prickle, stick, to foin, to pick, to pierce, to prick, to prickle, to stab, to thrust, to twinge, twinge), Megszúr (to dagger, to prick), Kiszúr (to gouge, to peg, to pick on, to spot), Kifúr (recess, to bore, to drill, to hole, to pierce, to recess), Áttör, Átüt. (various references) | |
Indonesian | menindik, menembus (through), membobolkan (ruin), melirik (perforate, steal a glance at), bobok (break open). (various references) | |
Italian | Perforare (be pierced, bore, drill, perforate, pick, punch, sink, tap), Penetrare (enter, intrusion, irruption, penetrate, penetrate into, permeate, pierce into, seep into, sink, sink in, soak, soak in, steal into, strike), Trapassare (transfix), Trafiggere (pierce through, spear, stab, transfix), Forare (bore, drill, hole, needle, punch). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 貫通 (penetrate, perforate). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | かんつう (adultery, penetrate, perforate), へき (bias, break, burst, crime, false, inferiority complex, law, prejudice, punish, ruler, split, tear). (various references) | |
Korean | 관통하십시요 (Penetrate). (various references) | |
Manx | thiolley (bore, hole, holepin, perforate, pit, pit of acids, punch, raise; boring; perforation), lhiggey (act, act pretend, allow, broach, delay, discharge, fire, firing, go off, heave, ignore, let, let down, let off, letting, level, loose, permission, permit, remission, shoot, shoot up, shooting, slip, suffer, water pipe). (various references) | |
Maya | hool (to pierce). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | iercepay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | perfurar (bore, drill, drive, perforate, prong, punch, puncture, stab, tap), penetrar em (immerse, pervade, probe), passar através de (overpass, pass, penetrate, percolate, pervade, reeve, seep), romper (breach, break, break off, break up, cut off, cut up, disconnect, disrupt, fracture, open, part, rip, run, rupture, sever, snap, splinter, split, tear), furar (bore, boring, broach, drill, fall through, hole, jab, perforate, prick, punch, puncture, spit, stab, tap, thrust), atravessar (cross, divide, divvy, fish, go through, intersect, jab, overpass, pass, pass over, penetrate, perambulate, permeate, pervade, roam, spit, survive, thrust, transfix, travel, traverse, trespass). (various references) | |
Romanian | Perfora (clip, drill, perforate, prick, prickle, punch, thrill), Pãtrunde În, Strãpunge (Gore, penetrate, perforate, pin, pink, puncture, Ray, riddle, stab, transfix, tunnel), Rãzbate (press), Gãuri (bore, drift, drill, Gore, hole, perforate, pink, pounce, prick, prickle, puncture, spring, vent), Da Cep (set abroach), Ajura (adjure, hemstitch, pink). (various references) | |
Russian | Протыкать, Проткнуть, Проколоть, Пронзать, Пронизывать, Пробуравливать, Постигать, прокалывать (impale, pink). (various references) | |
Scottish | lot (hurt, share, wound), guin (a wound, sting). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pronicati, prolomiti se (roar), probušiti (hole, perforate, puncture, trepan), probiti (break out, break through, clear, cleave, come through, elbow, fight, force, go through, penetrate, plow, poke, ram, run through, stave in, thrust, wedge), sevati (fulgurate, lightning), izbosti (prick off, stab), žigati (sting). (various references) | |
Spanish | Agujerear (hole, make a hole in, prick, vent). (various references) | |
Swedish | genombryta, genomborra (riddle, spear, stab, transfix). (various references) | |
Turkish | Nüfuz Etmek (diffuse, indwell, pass through, penetrate), Delmek (bore, broach, dig into, dig through, drill, hole, make a hole in, perforate, pick, pink, prick, puncture, ream, ream out, Spike, stab, stave in, stick), Delip Geçmek (thrust through, transfix), Delik Açmak (bore, dig a hole, drill, hole, honeycomb, make a hole in, ream, ream out, run through, slot, vent), Ýşlemek, Ýçinden Geçmek. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Просвердлювати, Просвердлювання, Прориватися, Проколювати (Spike), Проникати. (various references) | |
Welsh | Pyrs, tyllu (bore, hole, perforate), trywanu (stab, transfix), trychu (amputate, cut, hew, lop), treiddio (pass, penetrate), gwanu (stab). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | 1. la. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | adfigat, adfigens, adfigentes, adfiget, adfigi, adfixerat, adfixerunt, adfixi, adfixit, figam, figebant, figens, figent, figentes, figere, figet, figitur, fixa, fixam, fixerat, fixere, fixeris, fixeritis, fixerunt, fixi, fixis, fixit, fixum, fixus, foro, horripilationem, horripilavit, percussa, percussae, percusserant, percusserat, percusserimus, percusserit, percusseritis, percussero, percusserunt, percusseruntque, percussi, percussimus, percussimusque, percussio, percussione, percussis, percussisse, percussisses, percussisset, percussisti, percussit, percussitque, percusso, percussoque, percussum, percussumque, percussuram, percussurus, percussus, percussusque, percute, percutere, percuterent, percuteret, percuteretque, percuteretur, percutiam, percutiamque, percutiamus, percutiant, percutias, percutiat, percutiebam, percutiebant, percutiebantur, percutiebat, percutiens, percutient, percutiente, percutientem, percutientes, percutienti, percutientibus, percutientis, percutientium, percuties, percutiesque, percutiet, percutietis, percutimus, percutio (percussum), percutis, percutit, percutite, percutitis, perforabis, perforabit, perforabitque, perforabunt, perforari, perforatur, pungere, traieci, transfodit. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 2, Verse 35 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai sou de authV thn yuchn dieleusetai romfaia opwV an apokalufqwsin ek pollwn kardiwn dialogismoi |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et tuam ipsius animam pertransiet gladius ut revelentur ex multis cordibus cogitationes |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And his swurd þine sawle þurhfærð. þæt geþohtas syn awrigene of manegum heortum; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And a swerd schal passe thorou thin owne soule, that the thouytis ben schewid of many hertis. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And morover the swearde shall pearce thy soule yt the thoughtes of many hertes maye be opened. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | (And a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | (And a sword will go through your heart;) so that the secret thoughts of men may come to light. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 2, Verse 35 |
| Chinese | 見 上 節 |
| Croatian | a i tebi æe samoj maè probosti dušu - da se razotkriju namisli mnogih srdaca!" |
| Danish | ja, også din egen Sjæl skal et Sværd gennemtrænge! for at mange Hjerters Tanker skulle åbenbares." |
| Finnish | - ja myös sinun sielusi lävitse on miekka käyvä - että monen sydämen ajatukset tulisivat ilmi". |
| French | et à toi-même une épée te transpercera l`âme, afin que les pensées de beaucoup de coeurs soient dévoilées. |
| Haitian Creole | Se konsa l'ap devwale tout lide k'ap travay nan fon kè anpil moun. Kanta pou ou menm, Mari, doulè gen pou fann kè ou tankou yon nepe. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | dan dengan demikian terbongkarlah isi hati mereka. Kesedihan akan menusuk hatimu seperti pedang yang tajam." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka suatu pedang akan menembuskan jiwamu sendiri, -- supaya ketara pikiran hati orang banyak." |
| Italian | perché siano svelati i pensieri di molti cuori. E anche a te una spada trafiggerà l'anima». |
| Latvian | Un tavas paðas dvçseli pârdurs zobens, lai atklâtos daudzu sirþu domas. |
| Maori | Ae ra, ka tika atu ano te hoari, a puta noa i tou ake wairua, e hurahia ai nga whakaaro o nga ngakau maha. |
| Norwegian | men også din sjel skal et sverd gjennemstinge, forat mange hjerters tanker skal bli åpenbaret. |
| Rumanian | Chiar sufletul tqu va fi strqpuns de o sabie, ca sq se descopere gkndurile multor inimi.`` |
| Russian | Й фЕ |
