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Meaning of 'pore' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pore [ v.]
- One of the minute orifices in an animal or vegetable membrane, for transpiration, absorption, etc.
- A minute opening or passageway; an interstice between the constituent particles or molecules of a body; as, the pores of stones.
2 . Pore [ v. i.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'pore' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pore [ v]
Meaning (1):
- direct one's attention on something
Example in sentence:
  • Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies

Nearby Words:

poraille porbeagle porcate porcelain porcelainized porcelaneous porcelanite porcelanous porcellaneous porcellanous

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