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pore vs duct

duct vs pore

pore and duct both are nouns.

pore is a verb but duct is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pore Yes No Yes No
duct Yes No No No
As nouns, duct is a hypernym of pore; that is, duct is a word with a broader meaning than pore:
  • pore: any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
  • duct: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
Other hypernyms of pore include canal, channel, epithelial duct.
pore (noun) duct (noun)
any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal an enclosed conduit for a fluid
a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas) a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls
pore (verb) duct (verb)
direct one's attention on something
Difference between pore and duct

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