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punctures

punctures is the plural of puncture.

punctures is the third-person singular simple present indicative of puncture.

Meaning of puncture

Noun

puncture (plural punctures)

  1. The act or an instance of puncturing.
  2. A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.
    • There were two small punctures in his arm where the snake's fangs had pierced the skin.
  3. (specifically) A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate.
    • On the way back we got a puncture, and we were stuck at the roadside for three hours until help arrived.

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Phrases with punctures

Questions about punctures

What is punctures the plural of?
Punctures is the plural of puncture.

Words near punctures in the dictionary

  1. punctured neighborhoods
  2. punctureless
  3. punctureproof
  4. puncturer
  5. puncturers
  6. punctures
  7. puncturevine
  8. puncturevines
  9. puncturing
  10. puncturings
  11. punctus

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