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American women's artistic gymnastics team
The Fierce Five was the artistic gymnastics team that won the second team gold medal for the United States in the women's team competition at the 2012
Fierce_Five
2016 US Olympic gymnastics team
Gabby Douglas were both part of the gold medal-winning team, dubbed the Fierce Five, at the 2012 London Olympics, where Douglas won gold in the all-around
Final_Five_(gymnastics)
USA women's gymnastics team at the 2024 Summer Olympics
gold medal Fierce Five, the U.S. 2012 Summer Olympics women's artistic gymnastics team, who won the second team all-around gold medal Final Five, the U.S
Golden_Girls_(gymnastics)
medal for the second time. This team, which was nicknamed the "Fierce Five", featured five gymnasts who were all making their first appearance at the Olympics
List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for the United States
List_of_Olympic_female_artistic_gymnasts_for_the_United_States
American Olympic gymnast and gold medalist (born 1994)
and two-time Olympian. She was captain of both the 2012 "Fierce Five" and 2016 "Final Five" U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics teams, which won their respective
Aly_Raisman
American artistic gymnast (born 1995)
She was a member of the American women's gymnastics team, dubbed the Fierce Five, that won a gold medal in the team competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics
McKayla_Maroney
American artistic gymnast (born 1995)
at both the 2012 and the 2016 Summer Olympics, dubbed the "Fierce Five" and the "Final Five" by the media, respectively. She was also a member of the gold-winning
Gabby_Douglas
American gymnastics team
and then won gold at the 2012 Olympics by over five points. The 2012 team was nicknamed the Fierce Five and included Gabby Douglas, the first African American
United States women's national artistic gymnastics team
United_States_women's_national_artistic_gymnastics_team
American artistic gymnast and coach (born 1995)
selected to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The U.S. team, dubbed the Fierce Five, won the gold medal, but Wieber missed the all-around final due to the
Jordyn_Wieber
American artistic gymnast (born 1996)
U.S. women's gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics; dubbed the Fierce Five, the squad won the gold medal in the team competition. Ross was the 2013
Kyla_Ross
United States 1996 Olympic women's gymnastic team
Olympics Fierce Five, the U.S. 2012 Summer Olympics women's artistic gymnastics team, who won the second team all-around gold medal Final Five, the U.S
Magnificent Seven (gymnastics)
Magnificent_Seven_(gymnastics)
2008 studio album by Beyoncé
I Am... Sasha Fierce is the third studio album by American singer Beyoncé. It was released on November 12, 2008, by Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment
I_Am..._Sasha_Fierce
final team score.[citation needed] The United States team known as the Fierce Five won the gold medal in the final, the first Olympic title for the American
Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic team all-around
Gymnastics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_artistic_team_all-around
1997 film by Robert Young and Fred Schepisi
Fierce Creatures is a 1997 farcical comedy film. While not literally a sequel, Fierce Creatures is a spiritual successor to the 1988 film A Fish Called
Fierce_Creatures
Topics referred to by the same term
recruiting class Fab Five, later known as the Fierce Five, the United States' artistic gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics Fab Five, hosts of the American
Fab_Five
Extremely venomous snake native to Australia
microlepidotus), also commonly known as the western taipan, small-scaled snake, or fierce snake, is a species of extremely venomous snake in the family Elapidae.
Inland_taipan
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Kentucky for $35,000. Fierceness' full-brother 'Mentee' of Mike Repole's stable, in his June 15 debut in the seventh race of a five-furlong maiden special
Fierceness
English international performance festival
Fierce! is an international performance festival (previously produced by Fierce Earth) that has taken place annually in and around Birmingham, England
Fierce!
1983 studio album by Jim Capaldi
on the Billboard 200. Capaldi was not as fond of Fierce Heart as his other works, and as little as five years after its release he was publicly professing
Fierce_Heart
English rock band
The Fierce and the Dead (often abbreviated as TFATD) are a rock band formed in London in 2010. Initially known for instrumental post-rock, stoner rock
The_Fierce_and_the_Dead
1988 studio album by Stump
A Fierce Pancake is the second and final release by Anglo-Irish experimental rock band Stump. It was released 7 March 1988 on Ensign Records, and was the
A_Fierce_Pancake
Nazi politician and SA general (1897–1945)
was in Nuremberg when the city came under attack by the US Army in a fierce, five-day battle. Together with the rest of the local Party leadership, Liebel
Willy_Liebel
Women's gymnastics competition in Italy
Raisman, Ross, and Wieber later made up the U.S. squad nicknamed the "Fierce Five" that won the team competition gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics
City_of_Jesolo_Trophy
American artistic gymnast
replacement gymnasts for the 2012 Summer Olympics team known as the Fierce Five. Finnegan missed the 2013 club season due to an injury, but competed
Sarah_Finnegan
Chinese five elements
Hang4), translated as Five Moving Ones, Five Circulations, Five Types of Energy, Five Elements, Five Transformations, Five Phases or Five Agents, is a fivefold
Wuxing_(Chinese_philosophy)
British drag performer
Race UK. For the girl group challenge on Drag Race, she was part of Fierce Force Five with Cara Melle, DeDeLicious, Tomara Thomas, and Vicki Vivacious.
Michael_Marouli
American singer (born 1950)
Year Title Notes Ref. 2007 Hope & Glory cover album 2018 Immortal 2022 Fierce Bliss covers and originals 2023 Another Door With Tripsitter
Ann_Wilson
1996 studio album by Bloodhound Gang
One Fierce Beer Coaster is the second studio album by American band Bloodhound Gang, released on December 3, 1996. Produced by Jimmy Pop, it was the band's
One_Fierce_Beer_Coaster
award for DIII teams, like all NCAA sports. Gymnastics scholarships are fiercely competitive with many high school gymnasts wanting full-ride scholarships
Artistic gymnastics in the United States
Artistic_gymnastics_in_the_United_States
Enlightened beings in Mahayana Buddhism
In Buddhism, wrathful deities or fierce deities are the fierce, wrathful or forceful (Tibetan: trowo, Sanskrit: krodha) forms (or "aspects", "manifestations")
Wrathful_deities
Lebanese Civil War conflict (1975–1976)
Militia headed by Dany Chamoun moved into the Saint-Georges Hotel. A fierce five-day gun-battle between the INM, Phalange and NLP Tigers ensued, in which
Battle_of_the_Hotels
Sports season
hoping to defend their 2012 Olympic title (achieved by the latter named 'Fierce Five'). The team's first success of the 2015 season was at the 2015 Pan American
2016 United States women's national gymnastics team season
2016_United_States_women's_national_gymnastics_team_season
Upton Hays, and DeWitt C. Hunter were joined by Lt. Col. Tracy and a fierce five-hour battle ensued the next morning. The Federals withdrew after Foster
Emory_S._Foster
Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
The reggaeton hit "TQG" and the video Shakira recorded with Karol G; its "fierce and unapologetic" lyrics were motivated by their comparable personal experiences
Shakira
Award ceremony
sneak peek preview Kesha and Wiz Khalifa – presented Best New Artist The Fierce Five (Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross and McKayla Maroney)
2012_MTV_Video_Music_Awards
English musician and songwriter (born 1942)
on several Beatles recordings, including what MacDonald described as a "fiercely angular slide guitar solo" on "Drive My Car", which McCartney played on
Paul_McCartney
Association football club in Spain
prime minister of Spain José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is
FC_Barcelona
British racing driver (born 1985)
three seasons, Hamilton and Rosberg won 51 of 59 Grands Prix amidst their fierce rivalry, with Hamilton winning the former titles in 2014 and 2015, and Rosberg
Lewis_Hamilton
2003 studio album by Rocktopus
Fierce is the second album by Rocktopus, produced by Spencer Albee and Steve Drown, and released in 2003. The songs "Vacation" and "Something Fierce"
Something_Fierce_(album)
American artistic gymnast (born 1997)
2015. Lawrence, Blythe (March 1, 2013). "Promising pair stands in for Fierce Five". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 4, 2013. Retrieved March
Simone_Biles
Book series by Sarah J. Maas
story and fierce struggle that ensues after she enters the fae lands. The series has sold over 13 million copies. There are currently five novels in the
A_Court_of_Thorns_and_Roses
Association football tournament in Qatar
November 2022. "FIFA taps Globant to enhance FIFA+ streaming service". Fierce Video. 17 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022.
2022_FIFA_World_Cup
Major deity in Hinduism
with his wife Parvati and his two children, Ganesha and Kartikeya. In his fierce aspects, he is often depicted slaying demons. Shiva is also known as Adiyogi
Shiva
Cast of the novels by George R. R. Martin
Bull" Ser Gerold Hightower (Lord Commander of the Kingsguard). After a fierce skirmish that killed everyone except Eddard and Howland, Eddard entered
List of A Song of Ice and Fire characters
List_of_A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire_characters
Shallow sea loch in northwest Highland, Scotland
eventually caught up with it in the Kyle of Tongue, on 25 February 1746. A fierce five-hour battle took place: the Jacobite ship fought bravely, but in the
Kyle_of_Tongue
1968 battle of the Biafran War
Biafran soldiers and a bloody battle ensued. On 18 September, after a fierce five-day stand, the Biafran 14th Division abandoned fighting in Ohoba and
Operation_OAU
Association football club in England
Stadium of Light, having moved from Roker Park in 1997. The club has a fierce long-standing rivalry with nearby Newcastle United, with whom the Tyne–Wear
Sunderland_A.F.C.
American fantasy TV series
Known as the "Rogue Prince" for his unpredictable behavior, Daemon is a fierce warrior and wields the Valyrian steel sword Dark Sister. He is a formidable
House_of_the_Dragon
Association football club in Spain
wearing his green jacket from winning the 2017 Masters. There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is
Real_Madrid_CF
Men's association football team
Union. Includes matches against Yugoslavia. Argentina and Brazil have a fierce rivalry which is one of the oldest in South America. Matches between the
Argentina national football team
Argentina_national_football_team
English musician, songwriter and activist (1940–1980)
one of the best pop voices ever, rasped and smashed and brooding, always fierce." Cohn wrote that Lennon, performing "Twist and Shout", would "rant his
John_Lennon
American singer and songwriter (born 1981)
Cadillac Records (2008) influenced her pop-oriented double album I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008). Through the 2000s, Beyoncé garnered the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one
Beyoncé
English progressive rock band (1968–present)
rock bands have cited them as an influence as well, including MGMT, The Fierce and the Dead, the Mars Volta, Primus, Black Country, New Road, Mystery Jets
King_Crimson
Largest global accounting networks
to view accurate and detailed financial information. As a result of the fierce competition between themselves, many of the firms merged to further expand
Big_Four_accounting_firms
Country in West Africa
with military pressure. French campaigns against Ture, which were met with fierce resistance, intensified in the mid-1890s until he was captured in 1898 and
Ivory_Coast
American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1986)
rally in Portland, Maine. Following this event, The Advocate named her a "fierce advocate" for gays and lesbians. Gaga appeared at Europride, an international
Lady_Gaga
Men's association football team
these games competitive. The encounters against England were particularly fierce and a rivalry quickly developed. Scotland lost just two of their first 43
Scotland national football team
Scotland_national_football_team
U.S. Founding Father and president from 1789 to 1797
strong, well-financed national government while remaining impartial in the fierce rivalry that emerged within his cabinet between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander
George_Washington
German football manager (born 1973)
everything precisely, down to the last millimetre". Tuchel is known as a fierce motivator. At Mainz, during a bike tour up a mountain, Tuchel buried the
Thomas_Tuchel
Association football club in Belgium
home games at the 29,042-seat Jan Breydel Stadium, which they share with fierce rivals Club Brugge. Cercle Brugge won their first national title in 1911
Cercle_Brugge_KSV
2020 American war drama film by Spike Lee
with an average rating of 8/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Fierce energy and ambition course through Da 5 Bloods, coming together to fuel
Da_5_Bloods
Country in South America
set foot in the area, claiming it for the crown. The indigenous peoples' fierce resistance to conquest, combined with the absence of valuable resources
Uruguay
from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023. "A history of fierce football rivalry". BBC News. 13 October 1999. Archived from the original
England national football team
England_national_football_team
Leader of China from 1949 to 1976
land-owning families. Mao refused to recognise her as his wife, becoming a fierce critic of arranged marriage and temporarily moving away. Luo was locally
Mao_Zedong
National Basketball Association team in New York City
Giants and Dodgers played in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively, and were fierce divisional rivals. The rivalry between the New York Islanders and New York
New_York_Knicks
National Football League franchise in Tampa, Florida
(December 17, 2021). "Unforgettable Games That Made Buccaneers and Saints Fierce Rivals". thesportsdrop.com. Archived from the original on September 10,
Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers
American gymnast and coach
Retrieved 20 December 2021. Hudson, Mary (22 March 2018). "Biography: The Fierce Five – Gabrielle Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Alaxandra "Aly" Raisman, Kyla Ross
Yuliya_Hall
Period of Chinese history (907–979)
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (Chinese: 五代十國) was an era of political upheaval and division in Imperial China from 907 to 979 CE. Five dynastic
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
Five_Dynasties_and_Ten_Kingdoms_period
British drag performer
so have a bit of Charlie 😘" – via Instagram. "Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version)". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved December 26, 2024
DeDeLicious
Ancient Chinese double-piston pump naphtha flamethrower
the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Petroleum had been used in China since the late Zhou dynasty in 5th century BC, but the distilled fierce fire
Fierce-fire_Oil_Cabinet
Text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general
short-sword can be used in most environments, such as on horseback or in fierce battle. Musashi also remarks on the gun as having no equal on the battlefield
The_Book_of_Five_Rings
Country in North Africa
Musa ibn Nusayr. Hassan recaptured and destroyed Carthage in 697 after fierce fighting against Byzantine reinforcements. A major Berber resistance then
Algeria
Danish footballer (born 1963)
his playing days, and wore specially-made size XXXL football shirts. A fierce competitor, he often loudly criticised perceived mistakes by his defenders
Peter_Schmeichel
Men's national football team
particular, should not embroil itself in political matters and against fierce opposition, he continued to resist attempts to expel South Africa from FIFA
South Africa national soccer team
South_Africa_national_soccer_team
Second and final stage of the 1948 Palestine war
Kfar Darom using artillery, tanks and aircraft. The Egyptians' attacks met fierce resistance from the few and lightly armed defenders of both settlements
1948_Arab–Israeli_War
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801
French Revolutionary Wars, and his insistence on American neutrality led to fierce criticism from both the Jeffersonian Republicans and from some in his own
John_Adams
Capital and largest city of South Korea
temporarily renamed "Keijō" ("Gyeongseong" in Korean). The Korean War brought fierce battles, with Seoul changing hands four times and leaving the city mostly
Seoul
Major branch of Christianity
Christian conception of the world, but it was developed together with a fierce and decisive criticism of the Church, its politics, its ethics, its worldview
Protestantism
2025 British film by Kirk Jones
balance of earnestness and subtle humour. The Guardian called it "funny, fierce and full of heart," noting how the film avoids sentimentality in portraying
I_Swear_(film)
Chinese economic development plan (2016–2020)
internationally as inferior quality Domestic industrial competition is fierce due to overly homogeneous structure Poor conversion of academic research
13th_Five-Year_Plan
World War II landing operation in Europe
airfield was not captured until a month later as the area became the scene of fierce fighting. By nightfall, the contiguous Juno and Gold beachheads covered
Normandy_landings
American multinational retail corporation operating department stores
subsection of some stores called "Pennies-n-Cents". Walmart also had to face fierce competition in some foreign markets. For example, in Germany it had captured
Walmart
American novelist, screenwriter, and actor
acted in—Straight Time (1978) (adapted from his debut novel No Beast So Fierce), Runaway Train (1985), and Animal Factory (2000) (adapted from his sophomore
Edward_Bunker
American statesman and Founding Father (1732–1794)
via Internet Archive. Westmoreland Resolution. Alan Pell Crawford, This Fierce People" The Untold Story of America's Revolutionary War in the South (New
Richard_Henry_Lee
King of France from 1715 to 1774
Louis XIV of Pope Clement XI and granted on 8 September 1713. It was a fierce condemnation of Jansenism, a Catholic doctrine based largely on the teachings
Louis_XV
Soviet republic from 1919 to 1991
Taganrog and Rostov. During the first months of 1942, Soviet forces engaged in fierce battles against Germans in the Donbas. However, a Red Army counteroffensive
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Ukrainian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic
English singer-songwriter (born 1988)
by creating the alter ego "Sasha Carter", derived from Beyoncé's "Sasha Fierce" persona and the American country singer June Carter. Before meeting Beyoncé
Adele
Indigenous confederacy in North America
snipers and scouts, particularly the warlike Haudenosee and the especially fierce Mohawk. About half the 4,000 or so First Nations men who served in the CEF
Haudenosaunee
English girl group
Girls "used dance-pop as a musical base, but they infused the music with a fiercely independent, feminist stance that was equal parts Madonna, post-riot grrrl
Spice_Girls
Moroccan-Canadian singer and musician
Carolyn (28 October 2021). "Faouzia Refuses To Be Anyone's 'Puppet' In Her Fierce New Single". Uproxx. Retrieved 9 September 2023. White, Caitlin (31 March
Faouzia
American children's author
biographies on Clayton Kershaw, Mike Trout, Gabby Douglas, Shawn Johnson, The Fierce Five, Missy Franklin, Kelly Clarkson and Nastia Liukin. Her second young adult
Christine_Dzidrums
2026 Indian film by Anurag Singh
executed the captured Indian defenders. Fateh leads his battalion in a fierce counter-attack, defeats the occupying forces, kills Rasheed, and successfully
Border_2
American actress and author (born 1958)
appeared in an episode of the sitcom The Drew Carey Show. Curtis appeared in Fierce Creatures in 1997, alongside her three A Fish Called Wanda costars: John
Jamie_Lee_Curtis
Professional sports club in Buenos Aires, Argentina
greatest Argentina national team had played for River Plate. River have a fierce rivalry with Boca Juniors. Matches between them are known as the Superclásico
Club_Atlético_River_Plate
Group of countries not in major power blocs
movement accepts the universality of human rights and social justice, but fiercely resists cultural homogenization.[citation needed] In line with its views
Non-Aligned_Movement
1927–1949 civil war in China
city of Luoyang fell, cutting the KMT army off from Xi'an. Following a fierce battle, the CCP captured Jinan and Shandong province on 24 September 1948
Chinese_Civil_War
American multinational technology company
over $43 billion of Cisco's sales infringe on patents owned by Spherix. | Fierce Pharma". www.fiercepharma.com. March 28, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2026.
Cisco
Mauryan emperor from 269 to 232 BCE
pleasurable pursuits (kama); he was then called "Chandashoka" ("Ashoka the fierce") because he spent some years performing evil deeds; and finally, he came
Ashoka
Association football club in France
opponent was Guingamp. In a tense final, Rennes lost the match to their fierce rivals 2–0. In the 2017–18 Ligue 1 season, Rennes had one of their best
Stade_Rennais_FC
Ranking of recorded music
video to YouTube titled "Blame It On the Pop", featuring the top twenty-five songs from the list, as he had also done the previous two years for his "United
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009
Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_2009
FIERCE FIVE
FIERCE FIVE
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon English American Shakespearean Irish
Rock.
Male
English
French form of Latin Petrus, PIERRE means "rock, stone."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps an altered spelling of Irish Kierse, itself a variant, found in County Clare, of (Mac) Kerrisk, Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhiarais ‘son of Fiaras’, Gaelic form of Piers. Compare Ferrick.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fosse. There has been some confusion with northwestern English force in the sense of ‘waterfall’, it is possible that the surname may also have arisen as a topographic name for someone living by a waterfall.French : topographic name for someone who lived by a fortress or stronghold, Old French force, Late Latin fortia, a derivative of fortis ‘strong’ (see Fort). There are several places named with this word (for example in Aude, and baronial lands in the Dordogne), and it may also be a habitational name from any of these.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Greek, Irish
Rock; Form of Peter; Stone
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, French, German
Pierce the Vale; Pierced Valley
Boy/Male
British, English, French, German
Valley Piercer; Pierce the Vale
Male
English
Short form of English Percival, PERCE means "pierced valley."
Surname or Lastname
English, Welsh, and Irish
English, Welsh, and Irish : from the personal name Piers, the usual Norman vernacular form of Peter. In Wales this represents a patronymic ap Piers. In Ireland it represents a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Piarais ‘son of Piaras’, a Gaelicized form of Piers.Americanized form of some similar-sounding Jewish surname.Franklin Pierce (1804–69), 14th president of the United States, was born in Hillsborough, NH, on the New England frontier. His English ancestor Thomas Pierce emigrated to Charlestown, MA, in 1633/34.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Pierce.The name Peirce first appears in colonial American records in 1623 with William Peirce, an English shipmaster who compiled the first almanac in English America.
Female
Esperanto
Esperanto name FIERA means "proud."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Fern, FERNE means "fern."
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Latin
Pierces; Pierce the Vale; Pierced Valley
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Jamaican, Latin
Pierces; Pierced Valley
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Rock or Stone
Boy/Male
American, British, English, French, German
Pierces; Pierced Valley
Boy/Male
English
Pierces the valley. One of the knights of the Round Table who searched for the Holy Grail (in...
Female
Italian
Medieval Italian unisex name derived from the word fiore, FIORE means "flower."
Male
French
French form of Irish Gaelic Fiachra, FIACRE means "raven."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Piers, PIERCE means "rock, stone."
FIERCE FIVE
FIERCE FIVE
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Rain; Good Cloud
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Son of Abhimanyu
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Light of the Sun
Girl/Female
Tamil
Young damsel, A young girl
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Elephant Faced; Ganesh
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Warrior; He Beholds; Rich; God's Grace; God Sees; Foresighted; Wealthy
Boy/Male
Indian
Oved Child Leader
Boy/Male
British, English
Free Landholder
Boy/Male
Greek
Fertile.
FIERCE FIVE
FIERCE FIVE
FIERCE FIVE
FIERCE FIVE
FIERCE FIVE
imp. & p. p.
of Pierce
v. t.
To make fierce.
n.
Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.
v. t.
To make fierce.
v. t.
To pierce.
a.
compar. of Fere, fierce.
n.
See Tierce, 4.
a.
Fierce.
n.
One who, or that which, pierces or perforates
v. t.
To compel or enforce; as, to coerce obedience.
n.
A piercel.
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.
superl.
Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous.
v. t.
To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool.
n.
A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major.
a.
Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.
superl.
Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.
v. t.
Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a mystery.
n.
See Tierce.
a.
Unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited.