Definitions For Puncture

noun

  • The act of puncturing or perforating
  • A small hole made by a sharp object
  • Loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object
  • A hole or wound made by a sharp point
  • A small hole in a tire that causes it to lose air

verb

  • Be pierced or punctured
  • Cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing
  • Reduce or lessen the size or importance of
  • Pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
  • Make by piercing
  • To make a hole in (something) with a sharp point
  • To weaken, damage, or destroy (something, such as an argument or a person's feelings, pride, etc.) suddenly or in a way that causes surprise or embarrassment
  • To interrupt (silence) in a sudden and unexpected way

Is Punctures a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
18

The word Puncture is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Puncture in a Sentence

  • A slight puncture of the skin
  • A leak caused by several small punctures in the rubber gasket
  • A nail punctured the tire
  • I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle.

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