pore
1to 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.
Origin of pore
1Other words for pore
Words that may be confused with pore
Other definitions for pore (2 of 2)
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
a minute interstice, as in a rock.
Origin of pore
2Other words from pore
- porelike, adjective
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How to use pore in a sentence
Old Michael Johnson was much better qualified to pore upon books, and to talk about them, than to trade in them.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 3. (of 4) | Thomas Babington MacaulayAre you dreaming, that you pore upon the ground and answer in that strange, abstracted manner?
Fairy Fingers | Anna Cora Mowatt RitchieMayhap some future economist will pore upon these guileless confessions.
Shandygaff | Christopher MorleyTo pore upon the constitution of matter is a species of mediævalism.
The Tyranny of the Dark | Hamlin GarlandYou pore upon the culture of germs, but shut your eyes to the most vital of all truths.
The Tyranny of the Dark | Hamlin Garland
British Dictionary definitions for pore (1 of 2)
/ (pɔː) /
(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 by over, on, or upon) to think deeply (about): he pored on the question of their future
(foll by over, on, or upon) rare to look earnestly or intently (at); gaze fixedly (upon)
Origin of pore
1pore
British Dictionary definitions for pore (2 of 2)
/ (pɔː) /
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
Origin of pore
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for pore
[ pôr ]
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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