Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| bestick | to stick over, as with sharp points pressed in. |
| bore | the diameter of a hole; (verb) to pierce, make a hole in. |
| borer | one that bores. |
| broach | to pierce (a cask). |
| broddle | (Dial.) to poke or pierce. |
| drill | a tool for boring holes; (verb) to make a hole in. |
| empale | to pierce with a pointed object. |
| emperce | (Spenser) to pierce. |
| empierce | (Spenser) to pierce. |
| engore | to gore; to pierce. |
| foraminated | perforated or pierced with small holes. |
| gimlet | a small hand tool with a pointed screw-tip for boring holes in wood; (verb) to pierce as with a gimlet. |
| gride | (Arch.) to pierce, cut; to grate. |
| gryde | (Arch.) to pierce, cut; to grate. |
| impenetrate | to penetrate thoroughly. |
| lancinate | to pierce or tear. |
| pearce | (Spenser) to pierce. |
| penetrate | to thrust or force a way into the inside of. |
| penetratingly | (Adv.) PENETRATING. |
| penetrator | something or someone that penetrates. |
| perce | (Spenser) to pierce. |
| perceable | (Spenser) able to be pierced. |
| perceant | (Keats) piercing. |
| percen | (Spenser) to pierce. |
| perforant | perforating. |
| perforate | to bore through or into. |
| perforation | the act of perforating. |
| perforative | causing perforation. |
| perforatory | causing perforation. |
| persant | (Spenser) piercing. |
| persaunt | (Spenser) piercing. |
| perse | a dark blue colour; (verb, Spenser) to pierce. |
| pertusate | pierced at the apex. |
| pertuse | punched; pierced; slit. |
| pertused | punched; pierced; slit. |
| pierce | to cut or pass into or through ) PEARST, PERST, PIERST. |
| pierceable | that may be pierced. |
| piercer | something or someone that pierces. |
| piercingly | (Adv.) PIERCING. |
| pinprick | a slight hurt; (verb) to prick with a pin. |
| prick | the act, feeling, or stimulus of piercing or puncturing (verb) to puncture slightly |
| prickle | a sharp point growing from the epidermis of a plant (verb) to prick |
| prong | a tine, tooth or spike of a fork or forked object; (verb) to pierce with a pointed projection. |
| puncture | to pierce with a pointed object. |
| riddle | a conundrum; (verb) to pierce with many holes. |
| riddlingly | (Adv.) RIDDLING. |
| skiver | (Dial.) a skewer; (verb) to skewer. |
| stab | to pierce with a pointed weapon. |
| stabber | one who stabs. |
| stabbingly | (Adv.) STABBING. |
| terebrate | to bore into; to pierce. |
| transfixion | the act of transfixing. |
| transpierce | to pierce through. |
| tusk | an enlarged canine tooth (verb) to pierce with the tusks |
| unperforated | not perforated. |
| unpierced | not pierced. |
| vuln | to wound; pierce with a weapon. |