pore

¹pore

verb \ˈpȯr\

poredpor·ing

Definition of PORE

intransitive verb

1

:  to gaze intently

2

:  to read or study attentively —usually used with over

3

:  to reflect or meditate steadily

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Origin of PORE

Middle English pouren

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with PORE

boar, Boer, bore, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, door, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, hoar, lore, mor, more, nor, o'er, oar, or, ore, poor, pour, roar, score, shore, snore, soar, sore, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, torr, war, whore, yore, your

²pore

noun

: a very small opening on the surface of your skin that liquid comes out through when you sweat

: a small opening on the surface of a plant, a rock, etc.

Full Definition of PORE

1

:  a minute opening especially in an animal or plant; especially :  one by which matter passes through a membrane

2

:  a small interstice (as in soil) admitting absorption or passage of liquid

— pored adjective

Origin of PORE

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin porus, from Greek poros passage, pore — more at fare

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Biology Terms

autochthonous, fecund, homunculus, phylogeny, substrate

pore

noun \ˈpō(ə)r, ˈpȯ(ə)r\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of PORE

: a minute opening especially in an animal or plant; especially : one by which matter passes through a membrane