Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
pore - pour — These words are both pronounced . ◊ pore A pore is a small hole in the skin of a person or animal. There was dirt in the pores around his nose. ◊ pore over If you pore over something such as a piece of writing or a map, you examine it carefully.… … Useful english dictionary
pore, pour — Occasionally pour appears where pore is intended. As a verb, pore means to examine carefully ( He pored over the documents ) or, more rarely, to meditate. Pour indicates a flow, either literally ( He poured the water down the drain ) or… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
pore, pour — Occasionally pour appears where pore is intended. As a verb,pore means to examine carefully ( She pored over the documents ) or, more rarely, to meditate. Pour indicates a flow, either literally ( He poured the water down the drain ) or… … Dictionary of troublesome word
pore — pore, pour The verb pore means ‘to think closely about (a subject)’ and is chiefly used in the phrasal verb to pore over (a book etc.). It is sometimes mistakenly written as pour, perhaps by false analogy with ‘pouring attention’ over something … Modern English usage
pour — pore, pour The verb pore means ‘to think closely about (a subject)’ and is chiefly used in the phrasal verb to pore over (a book etc.). It is sometimes mistakenly written as pour, perhaps by false analogy with ‘pouring attention’ over something … Modern English usage
Pore nucleaire — Pore nucléaire Les pores nucléaires sont de grands complexes protéiques (poids moléculaire estimé à 125 000 kDa) traversant l enveloppe nucléaire qui est une double membrane entourant le noyau des cellules eucaryotes. Les pores nucléaires… … Wikipédia en Français
pore — [ pɔr ] n. m. • fin XIIIe; lat. porus, gr. poros « passage » 1 ♦ Chacun des minuscules orifices de la peau où aboutissent les sécrétions des glandes sudoripares. Cour. Orifice cutané d une glande sudoripare ou de la glande sébacée d un poil.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pour — Pour, v. i. To pore. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pour — , pore The first means to flow or rain heavily; the second means to examine carefully … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Pore nucléaire — Les pores nucléaires sont de grands complexes protéiques (poids moléculaire estimé à 125 000 kDa) traversant l enveloppe nucléaire qui est une double membrane entourant le noyau des cellules eucaryotes. Les pores nucléaires permettent les… … Wikipédia en Français
