Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pore | Yes | No | Yes | No |
focus | Yes | No | Yes | No |
pore (noun) | focus (noun) |
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any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal | maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system |
a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass | maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea |
any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas) | the concentration of attention or energy on something |
a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section | |
a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges | |
a central point or locus of an infection in an organism | |
special emphasis attached to something |
pore (verb) | focus (verb) |
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direct one's attention on something | become focussed or come into focus |
put (an image) into focus | |
direct one's attention on something | |
bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions | |
cause to converge on or toward a central point |