blowhole vs pore

blowhole

noun
  • A vent for the escape of steam or other gas. 

  • A top-facing opening to a cavity in the ground very near an ocean's shore, leading to a marine cave from which wave water or bursts of air are expelled. 

  • The spiracle, on the top of the head, through which cetaceans breathe. 

  • A vertical opening in the top of a computer case that lets hot air (primarily from the CPU heat sink) escape quickly. 

  • An unintended cavity filled with air in a casting product. 

verb
  • To fill or be filled with air in an unintended cavity. 

pore

noun
  • By extension any small opening or interstice, especially one of many, or one allowing the passage of a fluid. 

  • A tiny opening in the skin. 

verb
  • to study meticulously; to go over again and again. 

  • to meditate or reflect in a steady way. 

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