pore

pore ¹  (pôr, pr)

intr.v. pored, por·ing, pores

1. To read or study carefully and attentively: pored over the classified ads in search of a new job.

2. To gaze intently; stare.

3. To meditate deeply; ponder: pored on the matter.

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[Middle English pouren.]

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pore ²  (pôr, pr)

n.

1. A minute opening in tissue, as in the skin of an animal, serving as an outlet for perspiration, or in a plant leaf or stem, serving as a means of absorption and transpiration.

2. A space in rock, soil, or unconsolidated sediment that is not occupied by mineral matter and that allows the passage or absorption of fluids: Water seeped into the pores of the rock.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin porus, passage, from Greek poros; see per-² in Indo-European roots.]

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pore ¹

Verb

[poring, pored] pore over to examine or study intently: a wife who pored over account books and ledgers all day [Middle English pouren]

USAGE: See at pour.

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pore ²

Noun

1. a small opening in the skin or surface of an animal or plant

2. any small hole, such as a tiny gap in a rock [Greek poros passage, pore]

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pore  (pôr)

1. A tiny opening, as one in an animal's skin or on the surface of a plant leaf or stem, through which liquids or gases may pass.

2. A space in soil, rock, or loose sediment that is not occupied by mineral matter and allows the passage or absorption of fluids, such as water, petroleum, or air.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pore - any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas) hole - an unoccupied space
	2.	pore - any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" ostiole - a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass
	3.	pore - a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass stoma, stomate aperture - a natural opening in something germ pore - a pore in the outer wall of a spore or pollen grain through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germination hydathode, water pore, water stoma - a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants lenticel - one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue
Verb	1.	pore - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" focus, rivet, center, centre, concentrate engross, engulf, steep, soak up, immerse, absorb, plunge - devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" rivet - hold (someone's attention); "The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists" recall - cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression; "She was recalled by a loud laugh" think - focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin" zoom in - examine closely; focus one's attention on; "He zoomed in on the book" take heed, listen, hear - listen and pay attention; "Listen to your father"; "We must hear the expert before we make a decision"

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pore ¹

noun opening, hole, outlet, orifice, stoma

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pore ²

verb 1. (followed by over) study, read, examine, go over, scrutinize, peruse

verb 2. (followed by over, on or upon) contemplate, ponder, brood, dwell on, work over see see, pour

Translations

pore [pɔːʳ] n → poro

vi to pore over → enfrascarse en

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pore [pɔːʳ] n → pore m

vi to pore over → s'absorber dans, être plongé(e) dans

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pore [pɔːʳ] n → Pore f

vi to pore over (book etc) → gründlich studieren

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pore [pɔːʳ] n → poro

vi to pore over → essere immerso/a in

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pore¹

n pore [poː]

a tiny hole, especially of a sweat gland in the skin. porie ثُقْب، أحَد مسام الجِلْد пора pór pore die Pore πόρος δέρματος poro poor روزنه huokonen pore נַקבּוּבִית छोटा छेद pora,rupica u koži pórus pori svitahola poro 毛穴 (피부의) 작은 구멍, 털구멍 pora pora liang-liang roma porie pore por poro por пора pór pora pora por รูขุมขน gözenek 小孔，毛孔 свердловина; шпара مسام، باريک سوراخ lỗ chân lông 小孔，毛孔

adj porous

allowing liquid to pass through porous clay. poreus ذو مَسام порест porézní, propustný poret porös πορώδης poroso poorne منفذ دار huokoinen poreux מְחַלחֵל छिद्रिल, सूक्ष्मरंध्र porozan,šupljikav lyukacsos berlubang-lubang gljúpur poroso 穴の多い 습기를 통과시키는, 다공성(多孔性)의 akytas, korytas, poringas porains dapat menyerap; poros poreus porøs porowaty poroso poros пористый priepustný porozen koji propušta porös ที่มีรูพรุน gözenekli 可浸透的 пористий, ніздрюватий مسام دار، سوراخوں والا xốp 可浸透的