pore
noun/pɔː(r)/
/pɔːr/
- one of the very small holes in your skin that sweat can pass through; one of the similar small holes in the surface of a plant or a rock see also porousTopics Appearancec2, Bodyc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- blocked
- clogged
- open
- …
- block
- clog
- open
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Word Originnoun late Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek poros ‘passage, pore’.Definitions on the go
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