PORE

pore

(noun) any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal

stoma, stomate, pore

(noun) a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass

pore

(noun) any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet

(verb) direct one’s attention on something; “Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

pore (plural pores)

A tiny opening in the skin.

By extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many, or one allowing the passage of a fluid.

Etymology 2

Verb

pore (third-person singular simple present pores, present participle poring, simple past and past participle pored)

to study meticulously; to go over again and again.

to meditate or reflect in a steady way.

Anagrams

• Pero, oper, reop, repo, rope

Source: Wiktionary


Pore, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. porus, Gr. Fare, v.]

1. One of the minute orifices in an animal or vegetable membrane, for transpiration, absorption, etc.

2. A minute opening or passageway; an interstice between the constituent particles or molecules of a body; as, the pores of stones.

Pore, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pored; p. pr. & vb. n. Poring.] Etym: [OE. poren, of uncertain origin; cf. D. porren to poke, thrust, Gael. purr.]

Definition: 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."Painfully to pore upon a book." Shak. The eye grows weary with poring perpetually on the same thing. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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