pores

P3O1R1E1S1
US/pɔɹz/

A form of pore — A tiny opening in the skin.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pore

    He takes the prepared charcoal used by artists, brings it to a white heat, and suddenly plunges it in a bath of mercury, of which the globules instantly penetrate the pores of charcoal, and may be said to metallize it.

    1879, Th Du Moncel, The Telephone, the Microphone and the Phonograph, Harper, page 166
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of pore

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

pourspausepaws (some accents)pourspausepaws (some accents)

Anagrams

proseropesposersporesoperSperopreso
Cite this entry
APA

pores. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pores

MLA

“pores.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pores. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pores,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pores.

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