puncture
/ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act or an instance of puncturing.
verb
To pierce; to break through; to tear a hole.
Example Sentences
- "There were two small punctures in his arm where the snake's fangs had pierced the skin."
- "The lion may perish by the puncture of an asp."
- "On the way back we got a puncture, and we were stuck at the roadside for three hours until help arrived."
- "Dieter's car had suffered a puncture on the RN3 road between Paris and Meaux. A bent nail was stuck in the tire."
- "A tough test for even the strongest climber, it was new to the Tour de France this year, but its debut will be remembered for the wrong reasons after one of those spectators scattered carpet tacks on the road and induced around 30 punctures among the group of riders including Bradley Wiggins, the Tour's overall leader, and his chief rivals."
- "The needle punctured the balloon instantly."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin pūnctus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Late Latin punctūrabor. English puncture Borrowed from Late Latin punctūra.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpʌŋkt͡ʃɚ/
- British English: /ˈpʌŋktʃə/