The Clue
Dermal openings (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PORES
Tags
Notes
The answer PORES is uncommon, appearing about once every 400 puzzles.
Related Clues
Alveolae
Meditates
Openings
Orifices
Ponders
Stomata
Sweaters?
Dermal orifices
Hits the books
Kin of stomata
Miniature sweaters?
Minute openings
Perspiration perforations
Pumice features
Reflects deeply
Skin holes
Skin openings
Small openings
Studies closely
Studies hard
Summer sweaters?
Tiny openings
Burns midnight oil
Reads closely, with "over"
A facial may open them
Where many beads are formed
Definition
PORE as a noun:
1. any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
2. any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
3. (stoma, stomate, pore) = a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
PORE as a verb:
1. (concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet) = direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"