Perforation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A hole or series of holes punched or bored through something, especially a hole in a series, separating sections in a sheet or roll.
  • n. The act of perforating.
  • n. The state of being perforated.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. the act of perforating or the state of being perforated
  • n. any opening in a solid object
  • n. an abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture
  • n. a series of holes punched through something in order to assist in separating parts
  • n. that portion of a surface that remains after an open disk is removed from it
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of perforating, or of boring or piercing through.
  • n. A hole made by boring or piercing; an aperture.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of boring or piercing through.
  • n. A hole bored; any hole or aperture passing through anything, or into the interior of a substance.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
  • n. the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)
  • n. a hole made in something
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hole    puncture   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    aperture   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rupture    hemorrhage    laceration    abscess    mucosa