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porous
[ pawr-uhs, pohr- ]
adjective
- full of pores.
- permeable by water, air, etc.
Synonyms: sievelike, riddled, pervious, penetrable
porous
/ ˈpɔːrəs /
adjective
- permeable to water, air, or other fluids
- biology geology having pores; poriferous
- easy to cross or penetrate
the most porous defence in the league
the porous border into Thailand
porous
/ pôr′əs /
- Having many pores or other small spaces that can hold a gas or liquid or allow it to pass through.
Derived Forms
- ˈporousness, noun
- ˈporously, adverb
Other Words From
- porous·ly adverb
- porous·ness noun
- non·porous adjective
- non·porous·ness noun
- un·porous adjective
- un·porous·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of porous1
Example Sentences
That, combined with the lengthy porous border with Pakistan’s least governed regions will give extremists a large field in which to train, plan and plot.
Instead water flows through and around the highly porous Venus’s-flower-basket and forms a gentle zone of water that flanks the sponge and displaces turbulence downstream, the team found.
The Titans likely won’t rocket to the top of the AFC just with the addition of Jones, given their porous defense, but he does fill key offensive needs for them.
We can have border controls and quarantine and they’re very important, but we can’t forget that these are porous land borders.
The outbreak reflects a broader one across Nepal, which shares a long, porous border with India.
Our porous borders are seen as a midterm election play-to-the-base appeal instead of a problem to be solved.
The Brazilian defense, touted as impenetrable in pre-tournament hype, proved to be bedraggled, and porous.
“The world is porous and full of holes…so you just find the cracks,” Austin says slyly.
Among the biggest problems is the porous border Afghanistan shares with Pakistan.
Functioning countries cannot have such porous borders, for security reasons let alone communitarian concerns.
On very sandy fields the heaviest rainfall may be taken up by the porous earth, so that no streams are found.
The azucarilla is a confection not unlike "Edinburgh rock," but more porous and of the nature of a meringue.
Then put the cell within the porous cup and fill the top with clear water, preferably rain water.
Water in porous jars, often flavoured with rose-leaves or verbena, is presented by servants as the meal proceeds.
It was with great difficulty however that I clambered down the side of the crag, for the lava just there was porous and bubbly.
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