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pour
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- pronunciation:
- por
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
pours, pouring, poured |
definition 1: |
to cause to flow in a steady stream.
Calvin poured milk into his cereal bowl.
- similar words:
- release, spill
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definition 2: |
to rain hard.
- synonyms:
- flood, rain cats and dogs, storm
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related words: |
burst, cascade, erupt, gush, rain, storm, stream, well |
derivations: |
pourable (adj.), pourer (n.) |
The words pour, poor, and pore sound alike but have different meanings.
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