plunge vs pore

plunge and pore both are nouns.

plunge and pore both are verbs.

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

As verbs, pore is a hypernym of plunge; that is, pore is a word with a broader meaning than plunge:

plunge: devote (oneself) fully to
pore: direct one's attention on something

Other hypernyms of plunge include center, centre, concentrate, focus, rivet.

plunge (noun)	pore (noun)
a brief swim in water	any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
a steep and rapid fall	a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
	any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)

plunge (verb)	pore (verb)
begin with vigor	direct one's attention on something
devote (oneself) fully to
cause to be immersed
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
thrust or throw into
fall abruptly
drop steeply
dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

Difference between plunge and pore

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