porous

/poʊrəs/ adjective
6 letters2 syllables8 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1

Full of pores or vessels or holes.

2

Allowing passage in and out.

“our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous”

3

Able to absorb fluids.

“the partly porous walls of our digestive system”

“compacting the soil to make it less porous”

WORD FORMS
Related formpore
Related formporosity
Related formporousness
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Words With Friends®10 points
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Starts & ends withP … S
Syllablespo · rous
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