- pore over/through
- be absorbed in the reading or study of.→ pore
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
pore over/through
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pore over — Synonyms and related words: autopsy, bone, canvass, check, check out, check over, check up on, con, contemplate, dig, drill, elucubrate, examine, eye, give an examination, give the eye, give the once over, go over, grind, hard look, inspect, leer … Moby Thesaurus
pore — Ⅰ. pore [1] ► NOUN ▪ a minute opening in the skin or other surface through which gases, liquids, or microscopic particles may pass. ORIGIN Greek poros passage, pore . Ⅱ. pore [2] ► VERB 1) ( … English terms dictionary
pore — pore1 noun a minute opening in the skin or other surface through which gases, liquids, or microscopic particles may pass. Origin ME: from OFr., via L. from Gk poros passage, pore . pore2 verb 1》 (pore over/through) be absorbed in the reading or… … English new terms dictionary
pore — pore1 [pôr, pōr] vi. pored, poring [ME poren < ?] 1. Now Rare to gaze intently 2. to read or study carefully: with over [to pore over a book] 3. to think deeply and thoroughly; ponder: with over pore2 [pôr, pōr] … English World dictionary
pore — [[t]pɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] pores, poring, pored 1) N COUNT: usu pl Your pores are the tiny holes in your skin. The size of your pores is determined by the amount of oil they produce. 2) N COUNT: usu pl The pores of a plant are the tiny holes on its surface … English dictionary
pore — pore1 [po: US po:r] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin porus, from Greek poros way through ] one of the small holes in your skin that liquid, especially ↑sweat, can pass through, or a similar hole in the surface of a plant pore 2… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pore — pore1 [ pɔr ] noun count one of the very small holes in your skin that SWEAT can pass through a. a very small hole in the surface of a plant from every pore used for emphasizing that someone has a very strong feeling that they cannot hide: Anger… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pore — I UK [pɔː(r)] / US [pɔr] noun [countable] Word forms pore : singular pore plural pores a) one of the very small holes in your skin that sweat can pass through b) a very small hole in the surface of a plant • from every pore II UK [pɔː(r)] / US… … English dictionary
pore — 1 noun (C) one of the small holes in your skin that liquid, especially sweat can pass through, or a similar hole in the surface of a plant: Witch hazel can help to unblock greasy pores. 2 verb pore over sth phrasal verb (T) to read or look at… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pore — [n] small aperture in skin foramen, opening, orifice, outlet, stoma, sweat gland, vesicle; concept 418 pore [v] go over carefully brood, contemplate, dwell on, examine, look over, muse, peruse, ponder, read, regard, scan, scrutinize, study;… … New thesaurus
