Pore

n.	1.	One of the minute orifices in an animal or vegetable membrane, for transpiration, absorption, etc.
	2.	A minute opening or passageway; an interstice between the constituent particles or molecules of a body; as, the pores of stones.
v. i.	1.	To look or gaze steadily in reading or studying; to fix the attention; to be absorbed; - often with on or upon, and now usually with over. [imp. & p. p. Pored ; p. pr. & vb. n. Poring.] The eye grows weary with poring perpetually on the same thing. - Dryden.

Noun	1.	pore - any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
	2.	pore - any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
	3.	pore - a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass Synonyms: stoma, stomate
Verb	1.	pore - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" Synonyms: focus, rivet, center, centre, concentrate

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