punctures
Pokes holes through
Punctures are small holes made by piercing with something sharp.
A nail causes a puncture in a tire; a needle creates a puncture in skin.
The word works as both noun and verb: The thorn punctured her finger.
Figuratively, to puncture is to deflate or undermine: His critique punctured her confidence.
A puncture wound is one made by penetration rather than cutting.
Gap or start
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- perforationHole punched through something
- gapUnfilled space between
- breachBreaking of agreement
void · cavity · orifice · slit · pore · crater · fissure · rupture
Make hole through
- prickPierce lightly with point
- stabPierce with point
- perforateMake holes through
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
gash · incision · needle · penetration · injection · bite · sting · splinter
opening
Gap or start
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
- perforationHole punched through something
- gapUnfilled space between
breach · void · cavity · orifice · slit · pore · crater · fissure · rupture · tear
pierce
Make hole through
laceration · gash · incision · needle · penetration · injection · bite · sting · splinter · thorn
flat
Lacking vertical variation
patch · repair · spare · roadside · nail · tack · valve · tube · sidewall · tread
collapse
Sudden structural failure
deplete · exhaust · fizzle · wither · implode · burst · pop · hiss · leak · airless
- cargo claimsdamage claim, claim form, partial loss, total loss, shortage
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- defectsdefect, flaw, crack, cracks, defective
- hurtsaches, burns, cuts, wounds, injures
- tire problemsflat tire, blowout, bald tire, bald tires, worn tread
- decayrot, decay rate, wilt, crumble, decomposition
puncturesinflates
Fills with gas
fills · pumps up · pressurizes · reinflates · tops up
- puncture woundInjury from piercing object
- punctured lungBreached breathing organ
- puncture resistanceCapacity to prevent piercing
- lumbar punctureExtracting cerebrospinal fluid diagnostically
- deep puncture
- puncture repair kitTools for mending punctures
puncture, punctured, acupuncture, puncturing, acupuncturist, puncturable, unpunctured