perforate

perforate is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as verb and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surface of. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. verb. To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument; to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to pierce or penetrate the surface of.
2. adjective. Alt. of Perforated
3. verb. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

   "The bullet penetrated her chest"

   Synonyms: penetrate

4. verb. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

   "perforate the sheets of paper"

   Synonyms: punch

5. adjective. having a hole cut through

   "pierced ears"

   "a perforated eardrum"

   Synonyms: perforated, pierced, punctured

Synonyms

penetrate, punch, perforated, pierced, punctured

Common word forms

perforated, perforates, perforating

Words from these letters

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