penetration

penetration is a 11-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehending, anything difficult. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehending, anything difficult.
2. noun. Acuteness; insight; sharp discoverment; sagacity; as, a person of singular penetration.
3. noun. the act of entering into or through something

   "the penetration of upper management by women"

4. noun. the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman
5. noun. an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

   Synonyms: incursion

6. noun. the depth to which something penetrates (especially the depth reached by a projectile that hits a target)
7. noun. the ability to make way into or through something

   "the greater penetration of the new projectiles will result in greater injuries"

8. noun. clear or deep perception of a situation

   Synonyms: insight

Synonyms

incursion, insight

Common word forms

penetrations

Words from these letters

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