Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pierce | No | No | Yes | No |
impress | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pierce (noun) | impress (noun) |
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the act of coercing someone into government service |
pierce (verb) | impress (verb) |
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make a hole into | dye (fabric) before it is spun |
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument | produce or try to produce a vivid impression of |
cut or make a way through | mark or stamp with or as if with pressure |
move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply | take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship |
sound sharply or shrilly | reproduce by printing |
impress positively | |
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon |