piercing vs pure

piercing

adj
  • Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill. 

  • Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating. 

  • Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter. 

noun
  • A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it. 

  • An item of jewellery designed to be fitted through a piercing (sense 2). 

pure

adj
  • Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants. 

  • Free of foreign material or pollutants. 

  • Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied. 

  • Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science. 

  • Mere; that and that only. 

  • Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant. 

  • A lot of. 

  • Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean. 

noun
  • One who, or that which, is pure. 

adv
  • to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly. 

verb
  • to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately 

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