The North Carolina Senate is the upper house of the bicameral North Carolina General Assembly. It has 50 members. The Senate's prerogatives and powers are similar to those of the other house, the House of Representatives. Its members do, however, represent districts that are larger than those of their colleagues in the House.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  tincture(noun) a substances that colors metals. 2  trace, vestige, tincture, shadow(noun) an indication that something has been present. 3  shade, tint, tincture, tone(noun) a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color.
puncture verb. âº [I or T] to make a âsmall âhole in something, or to get a âsmall âhole in something: She had used a âscrewdriver to puncture two âholes in the âlid of a âpaint âtin. The âknife went through his âribs and punctured his âlung.