pore

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: pôr, IPA ^(key): /pɔr/
• (UK) enPR: pô, IPA ^(key): /pɔː/

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• Homophones: pour, poor

Noun

Singular pore

Plural pores

1. A tiny opening in the skin.
2. Any small opening. Often an object will have many pores, not just one, and these pores let liquids pass through them.

Verb

Plain form pore

Third-person singular pores

Past tense pored

Past participle pored

Present participle poring

1. (usually with "over") If you pore over something, you study it carefully and with great detail; you look at it many times.
2. To meditate or reflect in a steady way.

Related words

• porous