Meaning of छिद्र in English

A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound.
The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.
A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin.
To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.
Open; evident; undisguised.
Openly.
The act of opening; an opening; an aperture.
Openly; clearly.
Openness; frankness.
The act of opening.
An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall.
The diameter of the exposed part of the object glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a telescope of four-inch aperture.
A place where apes are kept.
The practice of aping; an apish action.
One of the minute orifices in an animal or vegetable membrane, for transpiration, absorption, etc.
A minute opening or passageway; an interstice between the constituent particles or molecules of a body; as, the pores of stones.
To look or gaze steadily in reading or studying; to fix the attention; to be absorbed; -- often with on or upon, and now usually with over.