Pore

Word PORE
Character 4
Hyphenation pore
Pronunciations /pɔː/

Definitions and meanings of "Pore"

What do we mean by pore?

To read, study, or examine something carefully and attentively. intransitive verb

To meditate deeply; ponder. intransitive verb

To gaze intently; stare. intransitive verb

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. noun

A space in rock, soil, or unconsolidated sediment that is not occupied by mineral matter and that allows the passage or absorption of fluids. noun

A small opening or orifice; a hole, aperture, or perforation; a foramen; an opening in general: as, the pores of a sponge. noun

One of the small interstices between the particles or molecules of the matter of which a body is composed. noun

In botany, a small aperture or hole, as that at the apex of the anthers in certain Ericaceæ; in Pyrenomycetes, same as ostiole; in Hymenomycetes, same as tubulus. See cut under anther. noun

Minute openings, in the integument of starfishes, through which project the dermal branchiæ. noun

In the Cystoidea, a small opening in the plates of the calyx occasionally present between the mouth and the anus. Also called the ovarian aperture. noun

An obsolete form of pour.

An obsolete or dialectal form of poor.

To gaze earnestly or steadily; look with close and steady attention or application; read or examine anything with steady perseverance: generally followed by on, upon, or over.

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. intransitive verb

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

A minute opening or passageway; an interstice between the constituent particles or molecules of a body. noun

A tiny opening in the skin noun

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

To study meticulously; to go over again and again. verb

To meditate or reflect in a steady way. verb

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.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Pore

The word "pore" in example sentences

"Pore beggar -- oh pore, _pore_ beggar!" said Alf, leaning in on one side of him, while Pinewood blocked him on the other. ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)

Jonathan Mostow: Certainly Blu-Ray has raised the bar for makeup because high-def shows every facial imperfection, skin pore, etc. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Eye-opening prose resulting in pore-cleansing laughs! ❋ Unknown (2007)

First you've got to be very lucky that the passive pore is the right size to be a precusor for the coupling and the whip. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Here on the equator (S'pore is one degree north of the equator), the effects of global warming won't be nearly as severe as they will be, insha'allah, in the US or Europe. ❋ JDsg (2007)

Because the dimensions of the lipid bilayer and the alpha-hemolysin pore, as well as the required amount of electrical current, are at the nanoscale level, the "single-molecule mass spectrometry" technology may one day be incorporated into "lab-on-a-chip" molecular analyzers and single-strand DNA sequencers. ❋ Unknown (2007)

S'pore is filled with stray cats, but instead of letting HDB residents keep the cats that they care for in their flats (cats are frequently fed by compasionate people), the gov't would rather cull those they find. ❋ JDsg (2004)

The diameter of the pore is so small that it corresponds to that of a single ion (0. 5-0.6 millionths of a millimetre). ❋ Unknown (1991)

That Scotland bleeds at every pore is true; but let peace be our aim, and we shall heal all her wounds. ❋ Unknown (1875)

One of the problems with trying to read SF in S'pore is that even the best stocked bookstores here (e.g., ❋ JDsg (2007)

S'pore is a much more fragmented country than most; there are many different ethnic and religous groups here that could easily explode into rioting and conflict if censorship and other forms of vigilence (e.g., ❋ JDsg (2006)

There's something called the pore pressure and something called the fracture gradient and what you ideally would like to see in a well is a big difference between the two. ❋ Joel Achenbach (2010)

These don't play in S'pore, which isn't too surprising considering that most commercials are targeted to a very specific audience. ❋ JDsg (2007)

My definition of an IC system is that it cannot be formed gradually because the individual steps are interdependent, for example you cannot assume a fucntional nuclear pore to appear in a closed membrane, if the only way to get such a pore is the need of a closed membrane. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The remaining water is called pore water, and the finer the clay particles, the higher the amount of pore water. ❋ Unknown (1990)

Now let us observe that a pore is a complete organ in itself, and has at least three things that characterise it. ❋ John Kirk (N/A)

'Oppin' mad the Dopper was at that, an 'the names' e called pore Bob was something disgraceful. ❋ Richard Dehan (1897)

In about the las 'word pore maw spoke on' er dying bed, she call me to 'er an' sez, se 'she, ❋ Joel Chandler Harris (1878)

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