Pore and Thumb

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Pore verb - Direct one's attention on something.

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Thumb is an antonym for pore.

Nearby Words: porous, pored

Thumb verb - To turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner.

Usage example: I thumbed through the book during the flight but was too distracted to really read it

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Pore is an antonym for thumb.

Nearby Words: thumbed, thumbing

single pore

single thumb

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Thumb and Pore. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pore/thumb

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