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| airproof |
not allowing air to pass or penetrate. [1/2 definitions] |
| cleave2 |
to penetrate or pass through as if by splitting. [1/6 definitions] |
| cutting edge |
the sharp edge of a cutting implement, such as scissors, a knife, or the like, that serves to cut or penetrate something. [1/2 definitions] |
| dense |
thick and hard to see through or penetrate. [1/2 definitions] |
| encroach |
to penetrate or spill over into an adjacent area (fol. by "on"). [1/3 definitions] |
| enter |
to pass through; pierce; penetrate. [1/7 definitions] |
| frost line |
the limit past which frost does not penetrate the soil. |
| hack1 |
to use a computer or other electronic means to penetrate the protected computer system of a business, institution, or individual, either as an act of mischief or with malicious intent, such as stealing data. [1/13 definitions] |
| hacker |
a computer user who is able to penetrate carefully protected computer networks, such as those of a government. [1/2 definitions] |
| impenetrable |
impossible to penetrate or enter; impervious. [1/3 definitions] |
| interpenetrate |
to penetrate throughout; permeate. [3 definitions] |
| invade |
to overrun, overspread, or penetrate, esp. harmfully. [1/4 definitions] |
| penetrating |
able to penetrate, or seeming to do so; piercing. [1/2 definitions] |
| perforate |
to penetrate or go through something. [1/3 definitions] |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. [2/3 definitions] |
| pierce |
to pass or go through with or as if with something sharp; penetrate. [2 definitions] |
| puncture |
to penetrate or pierce, esp. with a sharp or pointed object. [1/5 definitions] |
| soak |
to pass through or penetrate something that has many small holes (often followed by "in," "into," or "through"). [1/7 definitions] |
| spear1 |
to thrust or penetrate like a spear. [1/5 definitions] |
| woodpecker |
any of several related birds of various sizes that have a strong, chisel-like bill used to penetrate tree trunks, strong claws, and stiff tails adapted to climbing trees. |
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