puncture

puncture is a 8-letter English word with 11 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 17 · 11 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
2. noun. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin.
3. transitive verb. To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.
4. noun. the act of puncturing or perforating
5. noun. a small hole made by a sharp object
6. noun. loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
7. verb. be pierced or punctured

   "The tire punctured"

8. verb. cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing

   "puncture an air balloon"

9. verb. reduce or lessen the size or importance of

   "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence"

   Synonyms: deflate

10. verb. pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

    "puncture a tire"

11. verb. make by piercing

    "puncture a hole"

Synonyms

deflate

Common word forms

punctured, puncturer, punctures, puncturing, punctureless

Words from these letters

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