puka
Small perforated shell
Puka is a Hawaiian word for hole or opening.
It appears most often in English in puka shell—a small white shell with a natural hole, strung into necklaces associated with beach culture and 1970s surf fashion.
The shells wash ashore already perforated, ready to thread.
Absence in matter
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- gapUnfilled space between
- perforationHole punched through something
- cavityEmpty space within
vent · puncture · slot · orifice · breach · tear · rip · worn
hole
Absence in matter
window · pass · gap · lei · shell · cowrie · necklace · jewelry · aloha · mahalo
hole
Absence in matter
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- gapUnfilled space between
- perforationHole punched through something
cavity · vent · puncture · slot · orifice · breach · tear · rip · worn · pierced
cowrie
Glossy marine gastropod shell
- necklaceNeck-worn ornament
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
strung · white · small · beach · collected · natural · adornment · Hawaiian · lei · bracelet
emptiness
Absence of substance
missing · lack · vacancy · space · nothingness · vacuum · blank · empty · unfilled · incomplete