The puncture wound was very deep and had to be examined for infection.
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Puncture
/ˈpʌŋktʃə/
Synonyms for "puncture" (283 found)
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Closest matches (57)
Strong matches (85)
disconfirmdiscouragediscreditdisillusiondisprovedotdrilldrill holeearmarkempierceempiercementengraveengravingenterexplodeexposefall infixfixingflash burn
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flawfleckflickfoldfold upfracturefrayfrazzlefrecklefretgallgashgo throughgoregoringgougegouge outgravinghackhatchholehoneycombhumblehurtimpaleimpalementimplodeimpressimprintinciseincisioninjureinjuryinvalidatejabjagjotlaceratelacerationlancelancingleaklentigolesionlinemaculamaimmake a markmake mincemeat ofmarkmark offmark outmarkingmaulmolemortal woundmottle
Related words (141)
mutilatemutilationneedlenegatenegativenevusnicknotchopeningpatchpencilpenetratepenetrationpepperperforateperforationpiercepiercingpinkpoint
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polka dotprickprickingprintprove the contrarypunchpunchingpunctuatepuncturingreamream outrebutrendrentriddleripruinrunrun throughrupturesavagescaldscarscarificationscarifyscorchscorescotchscrapescratchscratchingscuffsealseamsecond-degree burnshootshow upskewerskeweringskinslashslitsorespearspeckspecklespikespitsplashsplotchspotsprainstabstab woundstabbingstainstampstickstigmastigmatizestrainstrawberry markstreakstriatestripetaptattootattoo marktearterebrationthird-degree burnticktick offtittletracetransfixtransfixationtransfixiontransforationtranspiercetraumatraumatizetrepantrepanningtrephinetrephiningundercutunderlineunderscorewatermarkwoundwounds immedicablewrench
Noun(23 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Verb(4 words)
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More general
31 entriesact of piercingactivitybreakchallengecome apartcreatedecompressdeprecatedepreciatedepressurisedepressurizedisprooffall apartholehole makinginjury
Showing 16 of 31 words.
More specific
8 entriesballoon puncturedebunked theorydeep puncture wounddisproved claimintramuscular punctureskin puncturesuperficial puncture woundtire puncture
Collocations
9 entriesballoon punctureneedle puncturepuncture kitpuncture repairpuncture resistantpuncture testpuncture woundpuncturing devicetire puncture
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Changing a puncture gives a lot of work.
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Wet the surface of the tire, and note the bubbles that form under the film of water, and the puncture is found.
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They are asking whether I can fix a bicycle puncture? That should be no problem at all.
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Showing 4 of 18 available sentences.