(pôr, pōr) v.i. pored, por·ing
1. To gaze steadily or intently.
2. To study or read with care and application: with over: to pore over one's accounts.
3. To meditate; ponder. [ME pouren; origin unknown]

(pôr, pōr) noun
1. A small orifice or opening, especially a minute perforation in a membrane or tissue, as in the skin.
2. A minute interstice between the molecules of a body.
3. Any inlet or means of absorption or communication. [<OF pore, porre <L porus <Gk. poros]