English dictionary
Hint: Wildcards can be used multiple times in a query.
English adjective: porous | |||
| 1. | porous able to absorb fluids | ||
| Samples | The partly porous walls of our digestive system. Compacting the soil to make it less porous. | ||
| Similar | permeable | ||
| Antonyms | impermeable | ||
| 2. | porous full of pores or vessels or holes | ||
| Synonyms | poriferous | ||
| Similar | porose | ||
| Antonyms | nonporous | ||
| 3. | porous allowing passage in and out | ||
| Samples | Our unfenced and largely unpoliced border inevitably has been very porous. | ||
| Synonyms | holey | ||
| Similar | leaky | ||
| Antonyms | tight | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2025 onlineordbog.dk