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ALL meanings of pore

pore
P p
  • noun pore tiny hole in skin 1
  • verb without object pore to read or study with steady attention or application: a scholar poring over a rare old manuscript. 1
  • verb without object pore to gaze earnestly or steadily: to pore over a painting. 1
  • verb without object pore to meditate or ponder intently (usually followed by over, on, or upon): He pored over the strange events of the preceding evening. 1
  • noun pore a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc. 1
  • noun pore a minute interstice, as in a rock. 1
  • countable noun pore Your pores are the tiny holes in your skin. 0
  • countable noun pore The pores of a plant are the tiny holes on its surface. 0
  • verb pore If you pore over or through information, you look at it and study it very carefully. 0
  • verb pore to make a close intent examination or study (of a book, map, etc) 0
  • verb pore to think deeply (about) 0
  • verb pore to look earnestly or intently (at); gaze fixedly (upon) 0
  • noun pore any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal 0
  • noun pore any small aperture, esp that of a stoma through which water vapour and gases pass 0
  • noun pore any other small hole, such as a space in a rock, soil, etc 0
  • noun pore a passage; channel 0
  • noun pore a tiny opening, usually microscopic, as in plant leaves or skin, through which fluids may be absorbed or discharged 0
  • noun pore a similar opening in rock or other substances 0
  • intransitive verb pore to gaze intently 0
  • intransitive verb pore to read or study carefully 0
  • intransitive verb pore to think deeply and thoroughly; ponder 0
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