pore
1 of 2verb
ˈpȯr 
pored; poring
intransitive verb
1
: to gaze intently
2
: to read or study attentively —usually used with over
3
: to reflect or meditate steadily
pore
2 of 2noun
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
ˈpȯrd
adjective 
Synonyms
Verb
- chew over
- cogitate
- consider
- contemplate
- debate
- deliberate
- entertain
- eye
- kick around
- meditate
- mull (over)
- perpend
- ponder
- question
- revolve
- ruminate
- study
- think (about or over)
- turn
- weigh
- wrestle (with)
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Oren Cass, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 Fed officials will pore over to decide whether to continue hikes of 75 basis points or slow down to 50 basis point hikes next month. Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 30 Aug. 2022 That relative calm will be tested early today as investors pore through the numbers of the latest consumer price index (CPI) report due out ahead of the opening bell, at 8:30 a.m. ET. Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 10 June 2022 The kindergartener would find ones that looked especially intriguing, take them home, and pore over them in her bedroom. Tracy Ross, Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2020 Normally, when Congress considers a major piece of legislation, outside economists pore over its details, feeding them into computer models to estimate how each provision might affect GDP, inflation, and the federal budget deficit. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022 For every new film from Peele, there’s at least a dozen articles that pore over every detail to unpack the meaning behind the ending. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 July 2022 Those same teammates sit down for a postmortem after every race to go over what was done well and what could be improved, and, yes, to pore through an immense amount of data collected during the competition. Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 29 June 2022 Nevertheless, Gilbert’s suspicions led him to start a business last year called Citizen Auditors of Nevada County and to pore over local voter rolls and election results, looking for fraud. Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2022 The smooth, pore-free look is no longer only for glossy ad campaigns. Brooklyn White, Essence, 16 Aug. 2022 Like the best acne-fighting face wash, the best body wash for acne features pore-clearing ingredients like salicylic acid, glycolic acid, alpha and beta hydroxy acids, and benzoyl peroxide. Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 13 June 2022 This Sand & Sky Australian Pink Clay is a pore-refining mask that targets acne, blemishes and dull skin. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022 Moisturizing and gently exfoliating the skin on your back is also key to avoiding bacne, as the former prevents excessive oil production and the latter removes pore-clogging dead skin cells. Sara Coughlin, SELF, 8 June 2022 This vitamin C serum will give you that smooth, pore-blurring effect while overtime brightening your skin. ELLE, 24 May 2022 Primers are evaluated both with consumer testers and in-Lab tests on factors including pore blurring and skin smoothing, product texture on the skin, ease of use and application and overall user satisfaction. Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 4 Aug. 2022 Our tester loved how smooth her skin felt after using the pore strip. Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 See More
Verb
The point of an education plan isn't to show mastery of education policy or to persuade the very few voters who will pore over its details. Oren Cass, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 Fed officials will pore over to decide whether to continue hikes of 75 basis points or slow down to 50 basis point hikes next month. Nate Dicamillo, Quartz, 30 Aug. 2022 That relative calm will be tested early today as investors pore through the numbers of the latest consumer price index (CPI) report due out ahead of the opening bell, at 8:30 a.m. ET. Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 10 June 2022 The kindergartener would find ones that looked especially intriguing, take them home, and pore over them in her bedroom. Tracy Ross, Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2020 Normally, when Congress considers a major piece of legislation, outside economists pore over its details, feeding them into computer models to estimate how each provision might affect GDP, inflation, and the federal budget deficit. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022 For every new film from Peele, there’s at least a dozen articles that pore over every detail to unpack the meaning behind the ending. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 July 2022 Those same teammates sit down for a postmortem after every race to go over what was done well and what could be improved, and, yes, to pore through an immense amount of data collected during the competition. Stephanie Cain, Fortune, 29 June 2022 Nevertheless, Gilbert’s suspicions led him to start a business last year called Citizen Auditors of Nevada County and to pore over local voter rolls and election results, looking for fraud. Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022 Noun
But new music hasn’t in those cities, as here, penetrated every pore of the classical music scene. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2022 The smooth, pore-free look is no longer only for glossy ad campaigns. Brooklyn White, Essence, 16 Aug. 2022 Like the best acne-fighting face wash, the best body wash for acne features pore-clearing ingredients like salicylic acid, glycolic acid, alpha and beta hydroxy acids, and benzoyl peroxide. Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 13 June 2022 This Sand & Sky Australian Pink Clay is a pore-refining mask that targets acne, blemishes and dull skin. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 June 2022 Moisturizing and gently exfoliating the skin on your back is also key to avoiding bacne, as the former prevents excessive oil production and the latter removes pore-clogging dead skin cells. Sara Coughlin, SELF, 8 June 2022 This vitamin C serum will give you that smooth, pore-blurring effect while overtime brightening your skin. ELLE, 24 May 2022 Primers are evaluated both with consumer testers and in-Lab tests on factors including pore blurring and skin smoothing, product texture on the skin, ease of use and application and overall user satisfaction. Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 4 Aug. 2022 Our tester loved how smooth her skin felt after using the pore strip. Madison Yauger, PEOPLE.com, 22 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English pouren
Noun
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin porus, from Greek poros passage, pore — more at fare
First Known Use
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing pore
Kids Definition
pore 1 of 2
verb
ˈpȯr
pored; poring
: to read with great attention : study
I pored over my book.
pore
2 of 2noun
: a tiny opening (as in the skin)
Medical Definition
pore
noun
ˈpō(ə)r, ˈpȯ(ə)r
: a minute opening especially in an animal or plant
especially : one by which matter passes through a membrane
pore
noun
as in cavity
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cavity
- slit
- orifice
- aperture
- interspace
- fissure
- cleft
- slot
- split
- crevice
- abyss
- chasm
- gape
- notch
- fracture
- cranny
- rupture
- opening
- crack
- gap
- interval
- rift
- void
- chink
- interstice
- gulf
- hole
- breach
- severance
- rent
- discontinuity
- separation
- sundering
- break
- hiatus