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perforated
[ pur-fuh-rey-tid ]
adjective
- pierced with a hole or holes:
Punch out along the perforated line.
- Philately. (of a number of stamps joined together) having rows of closely spaced perforations dividing each stamp from the others.
- marked by or having perforation:
a perforated ulcer.
perforated
/ ˈɜːəˌɪɪ /
adjective
- pierced with one or more holes
- (esp of stamps) having perforations perf
Other Word Forms
- ܱt·f·e adjective
- ԴDz·f·e adjective
- Dz·f·e adjective
- ܲ·f·e adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of perforated1
Example Sentences
Appendicitis, especially with a perforated appendix, is dangerous and can lead to complications including septicemia and peritonitis, the Cleveland Clinic says.
Pickleball is similar to tennis except the court is smaller, the ball is plastic and perforated and the paddles are not as big as tennis rackets.
He spent the next 17 days in and out of surgery for a broken back, perforated intestines, a blood clot in his lungs and three gunshot wounds, he testified.
Brian Rooney, 35, suffered a heart attack outside the Royal Victoria Hospital's emergency department after his bowel had perforated at home.
After that will come a “giant mattress of gravel” 12 inches deep, Rock said, laced with perforated pipes to collect runoff and direct it into Liberty Canyon Creek.
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