piercing
Body jewelry hole
Piercing describes something that penetrates sharply—a piercing scream cuts through noise, a piercing stare seems to see through you, piercing cold goes right to the bone.
As a noun, a piercing is a hole made in the body for jewelry: She got a nose piercing.
The word always suggests intensity and directness, whether physical or metaphorical.
Lobe-worn adornment
- studUpright wall framing
- hoopRigid circular frame
- barbellWeighted exercise apparatus
- labretLower lip piercing jewelry
septum · tragus · helix · rook · conch · industrial · cartilage · tunnel
Fine-edged, or astute
- stabbingWounding with a blade
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- lancinatingSharply cutting through
- searingBrowning with intense heat
stinging · biting · acute · excruciating · pain · cold · wind · chill
Prolonged fixed gaze
- glareFierce stare or brightness
- eyesOrgans of sight
- lookDirect one's gaze
- penetratingPassing into or through
intense · sharp · searching · unwavering · scrutinizing · steely · cold · icy
High-pitched and harsh
- high-pitchedHigh in frequency
- screamLoud sharp cry
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
- shriekShrill, piercing cry
wail · cry · squeal · siren · screech · ear-splitting · strident · keening
Sharply analytical
- penetratingPassing into or through
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
astute · perceptive · cutting · trenchant · shrewd · discerning · probing · razor-sharp
Raw, fast rock genre
- gothMelancholic music subculture
- emoConfessional rock subgenre
- alternativeAnother available choice
- tribalOf a clan
ritual · rebellion · counterculture · identity · self-expression · tattoo · scarification · aesthetic
earring
Lobe-worn adornment
labret · septum · tragus · helix · rook · conch · industrial · cartilage · tunnel · plug
sharp
Fine-edged, or astute
- stabbingWounding with a blade
- shootingDischarging a weapon
- lancinatingSharply cutting through
searing · stinging · biting · acute · excruciating · pain · cold · wind · chill · cutting
stare
Prolonged fixed gaze
penetrating · intense · sharp · searching · unwavering · scrutinizing · steely · cold · icy · unblinking
shrill
High-pitched and harsh
- high-pitchedHigh in frequency
- screamLoud sharp cry
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
shriek · wail · cry · squeal · siren · screech · ear-splitting · strident · keening · clarion
incisive
Sharply analytical
- penetratingPassing into or through
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- keenSharp or enthusiastic
acute · astute · perceptive · cutting · trenchant · shrewd · discerning · probing · razor-sharp · analytical
punk
Raw, fast rock genre
- gothMelancholic music subculture
- emoConfessional rock subgenre
- alternativeAnother available choice
tribal · ritual · rebellion · counterculture · identity · self-expression · tattoo · scarification · aesthetic · underground
- appearance changeshaircut, makeover, tattoo, hair dye, makeup
- physical traitsheight, build, eye color, hair color, skin tone
- body modificationtattoo, body modification, tattoos, tattooing, stretched lobes
- physical alterationtattoo, surgery, cosmetic surgery, scarification, branding
- body enhancementsbionic arm, bionic eye, bionic leg, bionic limb, brain implant
- hole makingdrilling, boring, reaming, punching, trepanning
- septum piercingOrnament through nasal divider
- piercing toneHarsh, penetrating sound
- body piercingPuncturing flesh for adornment
- nose piercing
- piercing stare
- tongue piercingJewelry through oral muscle