canal vs pore

canal and pore both are nouns.

canal and pore both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
canal	Yes	No	Yes	No
pore	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pore is a hyponym of canal; that is, pore is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than canal:

canal: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
pore: any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal

Other hyponyms of canal include canalis vertebralis, spinal canal, vertebral canal, ductule, ductulus, canaliculus, canal of Schlemm, Schlemm's canal, sinus venosus sclerae, sinus, venous sinus, lachrymal duct, lacrimal duct, tear duct, nasolacrimal duct, Haversian canal, hepatic duct, canalis inguinalis, inguinal canal, bile duct, common bile duct, pancreatic duct, lymph vessel, lymphatic vessel, salivary duct, aqueductus cerebri, cerebral aqueduct, Sylvian aqueduct, ureter, urethra, canalis cervicis uteri, cervical canal, umbilical, umbilical cord, vagina, epididymis, ductus deferens, vas deferens, seminal duct, ejaculatory duct, cartilaginous tube, bronchiole, alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract, lactiferous duct.

canal (noun)	pore (noun)
long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation	any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance	a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion	any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

canal (verb)	pore (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal	direct one's attention on something

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