pore1

[pawr, pohr] /pɔr, poʊr/
verb (used without object), pored, poring.
1.
to read or study with steady attention or application:
a scholar poring over a rare old manuscript.
2.
to gaze earnestly or steadily:
to pore over a painting.
3.
to meditate or ponder intently (usually followed by over, on, or upon):
He pored over the strange events of the preceding evening.
Origin
1250-1300; Middle English pouren < ?
Can be confused
pause, paws, pores, pours.
Synonyms
3. ponder, scrutinize, peruse, examine.

pore2

[pawr, pohr] /pɔr, poʊr/
noun
1.
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
2.
a minute interstice, as in a rock.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English poore < Late Latin porus < Greek póros passage; see emporium, ford
Related forms
porelike, adjective
Examples from the web for pore
  • To pore over these objects is to be repeatedly astounded by the level of design and technical achievement.
  • Asked to read a manuscript, you pore over every word.
  • But the figures that officials and pundits pore over are not those of opinion polls.
  • She captured the image as the cell crept into a pore on a laboratory filter to illustrate how cancer cells move.
  • We go to conferences and meetings, pore over other publications, and routinely confer with our researcher sources and authors.
  • pore over maps of the region so you can familiarize yourself with the locations of these remote sites.
  • As you pore through feature lists, you'll likely come across a lot of specs.
  • And they get to pore over math problems one-on-one with newly hired tutors, many of them former accountants and engineers.
  • Downstairs, visitors pore over planning applications, with staff on hand to help.
  • The oil and gas sits within the pore spaces of rock.
British Dictionary definitions for pore

pore1

/pɔː/
verb (intransitive)
1.
(foll by over) to make a close intent examination or study (of a book, map, etc): he pored over the documents for several hours
2.
foll by over, on, or upon. to think deeply (about): he pored on the question of their future
3.
(rare) foll by over, on, or upon. to look earnestly or intently (at); gaze fixedly (upon)
pour
Word Origin
C13 pouren; perhaps related to peer²

pore2

/pɔː/
noun
1.
(anatomy, zoology) any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
2.
(botany) any small aperture, esp that of a stoma through which water vapour and gases pass
3.
any other small hole, such as a space in a rock, soil, etc
Word Origin
C14: from Late Latin porus, from Greek poros passage, pore
Word Origin and History for pore
v.

"gaze intently," early 13c., of unknown origin, with no obvious corresponding word in Old French. Perhaps from Old English *purian, suggested by spyrian "to investigate, examine," and spor "a trace, vestige." Related: Pored; poring.

n.

"minute opening," late 14c., from Old French pore (14c.) and directly from Latin porus "a pore," from Greek poros "a pore," literally "passage, way," from PIE *por- "going, passage," from root *per- "to lead, pass over" (see port (n.1)).

pore in Medicine

pore (pôr)
n.

  1. A minute opening in an animal or plant tissue.

  2. One of the minute openings of the sweat glands of the skin.

pore in Science
pore
  (pôr)   

  1. A tiny opening, as one in an animal's skin or on the surface of a plant leaf or stem, through which liquids or gases may pass.

  2. A space in soil, rock, or loose sediment that is not occupied by mineral matter and allows the passage or absorption of fluids, such as water, petroleum, or air.