Definitions

pore

[pawr, pohr] / pɔr, poʊr /

NOUN

small aperture in skin

Synonyms

STRONG

foramen opening orifice outlet stoma vesicle

WEAK

sweat gland

VERB

go over carefully

Synonyms

STRONG

brood contemplate examine muse peruse ponder read regard scan scrutinize study

WEAK

dwell on look over

Antonyms

STRONG

disregard forget ignore look away neglect

WEAK

flip through scan

Example Sentences

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Menthol binds to a separate area of the protein and triggers shape changes that spread toward the pore, eventually opening it.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

"This enabled selective transport of ions of different effective sizes through the membrane by tuning the ultrasmall pore sizes."

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

More bizarre and pernicious ideas are soon oozing from Peter’s every pore, beginning with the belief that the motel room is infested with insects that are feasting on his flesh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Fed officials most certainly will pore over this week’s data points before their next rate-setting meeting at the end of January.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Every pore of his body screamed in protest: The very air in his lungs seemed to freeze solid as he was submerged to his shoulders in the frozen water.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling