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- [puhngk-cher]
- /ˈpʌŋk tʃər/
- /ˈpʌŋk.tʃər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhngk-cher]
- /ˈpʌŋk tʃər/
Definitions of puncture word
- noun puncture the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object. 1
- noun puncture a hole or mark so made. 1
- noun puncture Zoology. a small pointlike depression. 1
- verb with object puncture to pierce or perforate, as with a pointed instrument: to puncture leather with an awl. 1
- verb with object puncture to make (a hole, perforation, etc.) by piercing or perforating: He punctured a row of holes in the cardboard. 1
- verb with object puncture to make a puncture in: A piece of glass punctured the tire. 1
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Origin of puncture
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin pūnctūra a pricking, equivalent to pūnct(us) (past participle of pungere to pierce; see pungent), + -ūra -ure
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Parts of speech for Puncture
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
puncture popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
puncture usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for puncture
verb puncture
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- barged — a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
- blow in — to arrive or enter suddenly
- bore — If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
noun puncture
- aperture — An aperture is a narrow hole or gap.
- blowout — A blowout is a large meal, often a celebration with family or friends, at which people may eat too much.
- coverts — concealed; secret; disguised.
- flat tire — a pneumatic tire that has lost all or most of its air through leakage, puncture, or the like.
- foramen — an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
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