pore
A tiny opening in the skin.
Example
“I could sense the sweat dripping out of all my pores.”
Other meanings
By extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many, or one allowing the passage of a fluid.
“the pores of a rock.”
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "πόρος" (passage).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “pore” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.