perforated
Pierced with holes
Perforated means pierced with holes, typically in a pattern.
Perforated paper tears cleanly along a line of small punctures.
A perforated eardrum has a hole or rupture.
Perforated metal sheets allow airflow while maintaining structure.
The word describes anything deliberately or accidentally punctured: perforated stamps, a perforated ulcer.
Perforated draining vessel
- sieveMesh filtering utensil
- colanderKitchen bowl for draining
- screenDisplay or barrier
- meshInterlocking open weave
filtration · drain · separator · ventilation · airflow · breathable · permeable · porous
Absence in matter
- piercedHad hole made
- punctureHole from penetration
- prickPierce lightly with point
- pinholeMinute circular opening
aperture · opening · breach · penetrate · slit · poke · needle · awl
Marked with small points
- stippledMarked with small dots
- gridFramework of intersecting lines
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- meshInterlocking open weave
screen · fretwork · filigree · lace · cutwork · openwork · tracery · decorative
strainer
Perforated draining vessel
mesh · filtration · drain · separator · ventilation · airflow · breathable · permeable · porous · diffuser
hole
Absence in matter
pinhole · aperture · opening · breach · penetrate · slit · poke · needle · awl · punch
dotted
Marked with small points
mesh · screen · fretwork · filigree · lace · cutwork · openwork · tracery · decorative · ornamental
detachable
Able to be unfastened
- tear-offSection designed for removal
- removableCapable of being detached
- scoredEarned points in competition
stamps · tickets · coupons · checks · receipts · notebook · pad · voucher · stub · raffle
ulcerated
Having open sores
laceration · surgical · biopsy · membrane · tissue · appendix · intestinal
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, destroyed
- paper qualitiessmooth, rough, glossy, matte, textured
- porous thingsporous, permeable, sponge, mesh, sieve
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
- utensil characteristicssharp, dull, serrated, pointed, slotted
- porous texturesporous, spongy, pitted, cellular, punctured
perforatedsolid
Firm matter state
intact · unperforated · whole · imperforate · unpunctured
perforatedimpenetrable
Impossible to pass through
impermeable · sealed · airtight · watertight · nonporous
- perforated eardrumHole in hearing membrane
perforate, perforation, perforations, perforating, perforates, perforator, perforators