Definition of pier

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Pier (n.) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to stiffen a wall. See Buttress.

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Shrill :: Shrill (v. i.) Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound..
Piercer :: Piercer (n.) An insect provided with an ovipositor.
Occupier :: Occupier (n.) One who follows an employment; hence, a tradesman..
Naperian :: Naperian (a.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Napier, or Naper..
Croupier :: Croupier (n.) One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman..
Mould :: Mould (n.) A group of moldings; as, the arch mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts..
Awl :: Awl (n.) A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc..
Openwork :: Openwork (n.) Anything so constructed or manufactured (in needlework, carpentry, metal work, etc.) as to show openings through its substance; work that is perforated or pierced..
Penetrability :: Penetrability (n.) The quality of being penetrable; susceptibility of being penetrated, entered, or pierced..
Persant :: Persant (a.) Piercing.
Stab :: Stab (v. t.) To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the thrust of a pointed instrument; as, to stab a man with a dagger; also, to thrust; as, to stab a dagger into a person..
Pick :: Pick (v.) To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to prick, as with a pin..
Arrowy :: Arrowy (a.) Formed or moving like, or in any respect resembling, an arrow; swift; darting; piercing..
Broach :: Broach (n.) To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor. Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood..
Glare :: Glare (n.) A fierce, piercing look or stare..
Rapiered :: Rapiered (a.) Wearing a rapier.
Indart :: Indart (v. t.) To pierce, as with a dart..
Javelin :: Javelin (v. t.) To pierce with a javelin.
Pierce :: Pierce (v. t.) To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a shot pierced the ship..
Snag :: Snag (n.) A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and sunk..
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