puncturing
Poking through something
Puncturing is making a small hole in something with a sharp point: The nail punctured the tire.
The word extends to deflating or undermining: puncturing someone's ego, puncturing a myth.
A puncture wound is characteristically small at the surface but potentially deep.
Pointed implement for sewing
- pinPointed metal fastener
- tackSharp-headed fastener
- nailMetal fastener or keratin plate
- spikeSharp rise or point
skewer · impale · stab · prick · penetrate · perforate · hole · bore
Escape through a breach
- deflateRelease air from
- flattenMake level or smooth
- collapseSudden structural failure
- burstBreak apart suddenly
pop · rupture · blowout · hiss · sag · shrivel · decompress · depressurize
Tapering to a tip
- barbedHaving sharp projections
- serratedHaving toothlike projections
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
- spinyHaving sharp points
thorny · piercing · cutting · keen · tapered · pronged · spiked · hooked
Controlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- lancetSmall surgical knife
- trocarPointed drainage puncture tool
- sutureMedical wound closure
laparoscopy · arthroscopy · dissection · excision · drainage · debridement · endoscopy · minimally invasive
Syringe-delivered dose
- syringeMedical injection tool
- hypodermicUnder-skin injection device
- IVVein-delivered medication method
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
cannula · lancet · biopsy · lumbar · aspiration · phlebotomy · trocar · drainage
Pole-to-pole geographic lines
- chiGreek letter or energy
- needlesSlender pointed instruments
- holisticAddressing interconnected wholes
- energyPower to do work
balance · traditional · moxibustion · therapy · healing · pressure points · wellness · harmony
needle
Pointed implement for sewing
spike · skewer · impale · stab · prick · penetrate · perforate · hole · bore · drill
leak
Escape through a breach
burst · pop · rupture · blowout · hiss · sag · shrivel · decompress · depressurize · airless
pointed
Tapering to a tip
spiny · thorny · piercing · cutting · keen · tapered · pronged · spiked · hooked · razor-sharp
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
suture · laparoscopy · arthroscopy · dissection · excision · drainage · debridement · endoscopy · minimally invasive · keyhole
injection
Syringe-delivered dose
- syringeMedical injection tool
- hypodermicUnder-skin injection device
- IVVein-delivered medication method
catheter · cannula · lancet · biopsy · lumbar · aspiration · phlebotomy · trocar · drainage · epidural
meridians
Pole-to-pole geographic lines
energy · balance · traditional · moxibustion · therapy · healing · pressure points · wellness · harmony · yin
- piercingpierce, piercing, stab, perforate, perforation
- bodily harmhurt, injure, wound, harm, injuries
- error correctionchecksum, CRC, error correction, error detection, FEC
- breakingbreaking, cracking, fracturing, rupturing, shattering
- breaking downsplitting, fragmenting, dividing, breaking up, partitioning
- deterioratingdecaying, decomposing, degrading, rotting, eroding
puncturinginflating
Causing to expand
pumping up · filling · pressurizing · blowing up · expanding
puncturinginflating
Causing to expand
bolstering · building up · boosting · reinforcing · supporting
puncture, punctuality, punctuation, punctured, compunction, punctures, acupuncture, punctilio, expunction