imperforate

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: im=per=fo=rate

CIDE DICTIONARY

imperforate, a. [L. pref. im- not + perforatus, p. p. of perforate to perforate. See Perforate.].

 Not perforated; having no opening or aperture.  Sir J. Banks.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

imperforate, adj.
1 not perforated.
2 Anat. lacking the normal opening.
3 (of a postage stamp) lacking perforations.

ROGET THESAURUS

imperforate

Closure

N closure, occlusion, blockade, shutting up, obstruction, embolus, contraction, infarction, constipation, obstipation, blind alley, blind corner, keddah, cul-de-sac, caecum, imperforation, imperviousness, impermeability, stopper, closed, shut, operculated, unopened, unpierced, imporous, caecal, closable, imperforate, impervious, impermeable, impenetrable, impassable, unpassable, invious, pathless, wayless, untrodden, untrod, unventilated, air tight, water tight, hermetically sealed, tight, snug.