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Word entry · 8 letters

puncture

Best crossword clue

"Small piercing hole"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈpʌŋktʃə/Part of speech verb, nounSorted cenprtuuStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1P2U3N4C5T6U7R8E

Definitions

  1. be pierced or punctured

Word origin

Borrowed from Late Latin punctūra.

Used in a sentence

  • There were two small punctures in his arm where the snake's fangs had pierced the skin.
  • The lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.
  • On the way back we got a puncture, and we were stuck at the roadside for three hours until help arrived.

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