pore vs pour
Definitions
verb
- direct one's attention on something
noun
- any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
- any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
- a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
Examples
Your pores should appear minimised and your face will feel smooth.
Singapore has many native species of palm.
Open pores are more affected by rubbing or abrasion, causing these fabrics to wear out sooner.
Definitions
verb
- supply in large amounts or quantities
- move in large numbers
- flow in a spurt
- pour out
- rain heavily
Examples
A couple of weeks ago, while glassing four female Meneliks bushbuck two hundred yards away feeding in a tiny clearing during a pouring rain, a nice male stepped into view.
A liquor pour cost of 18.3%, for example, means that it cost a little more than 18 cents to generate a dollar of liquor sales.
(Not to be confused with what we call cookies)To serve Devon, or Cornwall clotted cream would desecrate a good southern biscuit (and be a waste of the cream really, I prefer it on saffron buns)a bit of plain cream, fresh butter, and cane syrup poured over a hot biscuit is ambrosia.
