Definition of 'pore'
Word forms: pores, poring, pored
1. countable noun
Your pores are the tiny holes in your skin.
The size of your pores is determined by the amount of oil they produce.
2. intransitive verb
If you pore over or through information, you look at it and study it very carefully.
We spent hours poring over travel brochures.
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Word Frequency
pore in American English 1
noun
2.
a tiny opening, usually
microscopic, as in plant leaves or skin, through which
fluids may be
absorbed or
discharged
3.
a similar opening in rock or other substances
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Word Frequency
pore in American English 2
verb intransitiveWord forms: pored or ˈporing
1. Rare
to gaze intently
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Word origin
ME poren < ?
Word Frequency
pore in British English 1
verb (intransitive)
▶ USAGE See note at
pour1. (foll by over)
I pored over the documents for several hours
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Word origin
C13 pouren; perhaps related to peer2Word Frequency
pore in British English 2
noun
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Word origin
C14: from Late Latin porus, from Greek poros passage, pore
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British English: pore NOUN
Your pores are the tiny holes in your skin.
The size of your pores is determined by the amount of oil they produce.
British English: pore VERB
If you pore over or through information, you look at it and study it very carefully.
We spent hours poring over travel brochures.
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