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| barbed |
emotionally wounding; piercing. [1/2 definitions] |
| cutting |
uncomfortably piercing or chilling. [1/5 definitions] |
| meadowlark |
one of two North American songbirds that nest in open fields, have yellow breasts marked by a black chevron, and are known for their sweet, piercing song. |
| mouthpart |
(usu. pl.) any of several mouth structures of arthropods that are specially adapted for grasping, biting, piercing, or sucking. |
| penetrating |
able to penetrate, or seeming to do so; piercing. [1/2 definitions] |
| penetration |
the act or process of piercing the defenses or discovering the secrets of an opponent, or the degree of success in so doing. [1/3 definitions] |
| perfoliate |
designating a leaf with a base that surrounds the stem, which appears to be growing through or piercing the leaf. |
| poignant |
deeply touching; arousing strong emotion, esp. sadness or sympathy; piercing; penetrating. |
| scream |
to make a shrill, piercing cry or sound. [2/6 definitions] |
| sharp |
having a thin edge or a fine point, esp. for cutting or piercing; not blunt. [2/16 definitions] |
| shooting |
felt as traveling painfully through or piercing part of the body. [1/2 definitions] |
| shrill |
having, producing, or characterized by a high piercing sound. [2/4 definitions] |
| siren |
a warning device that produces a loud, piercing noise, used esp. in firehouses and on police or emergency vehicles. [1/6 definitions] |
| skirl |
to produce shrill piercing tones, as of a bagpipe. [2 definitions] |
| stabbing |
sudden and piercing, as a pain. [1/2 definitions] |
| trumpet |
a brass wind instrument with three valves atop a looped tube that ends in a flared bell, which produces bright, strong, often piercing tones. [2/9 definitions] |
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