porousadjective
uk/ˈpɔː.rəs/us/ˈpɔːr.əs/Something that is porous has many small holes, so liquid or air can pass through, especially slowly:
porous soil with good drainage
porous brick walls
a porous polymer membrane
not protected enough to stop people going through:
The border in this region is porous and many refugees have simply walked across.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Holes, hollows and dips
- aperture
- cleft
- cranny
- dent
- depression
- dimple
- dip
- donga
- eyehole
- intake
- orifice
- perforation
- pinhole
- pit
- porosity
- puncture
- riddled
- semipermeable
- tear 1
- wormhole
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