Pore
WordNet
noun
(1) Any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
(2) A minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
(3) Any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
verb
(4) Direct one's attention on something
"Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From from Old French, from , from .
Noun
- a tiny opening in the skin
- by extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many or allowing passage of a fluid.
Etymology 2
pouren "to gaze intently, look closely" from *purian, suggested by spyrian "to investigate, examine". Akin to poren "to pore, look", spor "track, trace, vestige"
Verb
- to study meticulously; to go over again and again.
- to meditate or reflect in a steady way.
Etymology
From from .
Noun
- pore (small opening in skin)
- by extension, small openings