Definition of "punctures" [punctures]

• Plural form of puncture. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of puncture. (verb)

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• "But what punctures is this: the frilly pink headband that adorns the baby’s head, the garish accessory that asserts the mother’s possessive devotion to her daughter’s femininity; the detail that says, loudly, childishly: this is my baby girl; I made her; she is mine."
• "You can go about anywhere, with shallow draft, but being careful of punctures."
• "Simon Jenkins Imperial echoes have led us to a ruinous decade of wars, 28 December punctures some of the hubris of the UK's foreign policy."