POROUS

/ˈpɔːɹəs/ ► audio Scrabble 8 Words With Friends 10

Scrabble letter values: P3O1R1O1U1S1 = 8

Definition

  1. adjective able to absorb fluids.
  2. adjective full of pores or vessels or holes. — synonyms: poriferous
  3. adjective allowing passage in and out. — synonyms: holey

Examples

  • “the partly porous walls of our digestive system”
  • “compacting the soil to make it less porous”
  • “our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous”

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