pore

Noun
  1. Any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas) (synset 113935130)
    is a type of: hole - an unoccupied space
  2. Any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal (synset 105253249)
    is a type of: canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
    subtypes: ostiole - a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass
    is a part of: cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
  3. A minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass (synset 111700483)
    is a type of: aperture - a natural opening in something
    subtypes:
    • germ pore - a pore in the outer wall of a spore or pollen grain through which the germ tube or pollen tube makes its exit on germination
    • hydathode, water pore, water stoma - a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants
    • lenticel - one of many raised pores on the stems of woody plants that allow the interchange of gas between the atmosphere and the interior tissue
    same as: stoma, stomate
Verb
  1. Direct one's attention on something (synset 200724156)
    "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
    is a type of: cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
    subtypes:
    same as: center, centre, concentrate, focus, rivet
    verb group: rivet - hold (someone's attention)

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