Porous (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Full of pores or vessels or holes.
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Meaning 2
Able to absorb fluids; "the partly porous walls of our digestive system"; "compacting the soil to make it less porous".
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Examples
- The sponge was so porous that it soaked up the entire spill in seconds.
- The partly porous walls of our digestive system allow nutrients to pass through into the bloodstream.
- Compacting the soil to make it less porous can help prevent water from seeping into the foundation of the house.
- The porous nature of the rock made it an ideal material for filtering water.
- The new waterproof coating made the fabric less porous and more resistant to stains.
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Meaning 3
Allowing passage in and out; "our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous".
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