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pore
1[ pawr, pohr ]
verb (used without object)
- to read or study with steady attention or application:
a scholar poring over a rare old manuscript.
- to gaze earnestly or steadily:
to pore over a painting.
- to meditate or ponder intently (usually followed by over, on, or upon ):
He pored over the strange events of the preceding evening.
Synonyms: , , ,
pore
2[ pawr, pohr ]
noun
- a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- a minute interstice, as in a rock.
pore
1/ ɔː /
verb
- foll by over to make a close intent examination or study (of a book, map, etc)
he pored over the documents for several hours
- foll byover, on, or upon to think deeply (about)
he pored on the question of their future
- rare.foll byover, on, or upon to look earnestly or intently (at); gaze fixedly (upon)
pore
2/ ɔː /
noun
- anatomy zoology any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
- botany any small aperture, esp that of a stoma through which water vapour and gases pass
- any other small hole, such as a space in a rock, soil, etc
pore
- 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.
- 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.
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Other Word Forms
- ǰl adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of pore1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pore1
Origin of pore2
Example Sentences
Over the next two hours, jeweler and collector pored over nearly 40 pieces, separating them into neat piles.
It’s a movie where music sizzles and wails out of every pore.
There was his early passion for literature, which led him, as a boy, to spend hours poring over adventure novels by Alexandre Dumas and Jules Verne.
In poring over a handful of church and community cookbooks, those quiet cornerstones of real home cooking, the variations feel endless.
Not by mastering ratios or poring over scientific explanations, but by doing something I once would have considered cheating.
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