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What is the noun for piercing?

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piercer
  1. An instrument that pierces or perforates, such as a stiletto or piercel.
  2. A person who pierces, especially one who carries out body piercing.
  3. (zoology) The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect.
  4. (zoology) Any insect provided with an ovipositor.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “Your piercer should tell you how to care for your specific piercing until it's healed.”
      “The chief enemy of the young oyster is a species of whelk, known in France as the bigourneau, dog whelk, or piercer.”
      “Although many people claim that body piercing does not hurt, the fact is that it is against the law for the piercer to give you an anaesthetic injection before the procedure.”
piercing
piercel
  1. A kind of gimlet for making vents in casks.
  2. Synonyms:
piercement
  1. (geology) A structure that has pierced into another.
piercingness
  1. The quality of being piercing.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Then a skirl of laughter, the piercingness of which, near to, could only be guessed at.”
piercee
  1. (neologism) One who receives a piercing.
piercements
  1. plural of piercement
piercings
  1. plural of piercing
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “She wore yellow contact lenses, her hair was dyed black with red streaks, and she had numerous piercings.”
      “Later, unusual body piercings became associated with fringe cultural groups, such as punk rockers and a new group known as modern primitives.”
      “He was about 5ft 10 in, medium build and slightly podgy with a round face plus eyebrow and tongue piercings.”
piercels
piercers
  1. plural of piercer
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Some piercers use a local anesthetic, but a good one will be finished before you can draw breath.”
      “Body piercers who carry out piercings other than to ears still have to comply with workplace health and safety regulations, she adds.”
      “Cigar piercers are the kind of small lethal object no longer allowed in hand luggage, cutters were often made in novelty shapes.”
piercees
  1. plural of piercee
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