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“Paw” or “Poor” or “Pour”

paw / poor / pour are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

paw p·AO

  • nouna clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped.
  • verbscrape with the paws.
  • verbtouch clumsily.

poor p·UH·r

  • adjectivehaving little money or few possessions.
  • adjectivecharacterized by or indicating poverty.
  • adjectivelacking in specific resources, qualities or substances.
  • adjectiveunsatisfactory.

pour p·AO·r

  • verbcause to run.
  • verbmove in large numbers.
  • verbflow in a spurt.
  • verbsupply in large amounts or quantities.
  • verbrain heavily.
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“paw”

  • …labels like Fonal, Rune Grammofon, Paw Tracks, Sublime Frequencies, Kranky, and…
  • …with his black cats, Elder Paw urges Varjak to climb the…
  • Varjak Paw
  • …of the House", "The Cat's Paw", "Death on Christmas Eve", "The…
  • …is visited by Jalal the Paw, who teaches him of the…
  • …the location of the "Bear Paw."
  • Varjak paw learnt the way yet only…
  • …Varjak and his grandfather, Elder Paw, knows that something is wrong.
  • …two black cats kill Elder Paw, and Varjak said he looked…
  • Paw Paw Township (south)

“poor”

  • …attribute those maladjustments to their poor adapting abilities and thus suffer…
  • …occasion was as follows: A poor woman had a sore hand;…
  • …to Tambacounda, , paved, in poor condition; this road has been…
  • In conjunction with Deepavali, poor families received hampers consisting of…
  • …because of the province's very poor financial position in the depths…
  • …aid the education of the poor, establishing a charity school in…
  • …(though ironically, he was a poor driver) and Molly was to…
  • …a chef stems from his poor background after his planet was…
  • …bad camp conditions and the poor supply of food, shelter, clothing,…
  • Due to poor visibility conditions, the pilots were…

“pour”

  • Deux femmes pour un fantôme and La Baby-sitter
  • Le lay de complainte pour les guerres
  • In C’est moi la Vérité, pour une philosophie du christianisme (I…
  • 1957 Toccata pour deux pianos
  • Since 1989 the Association pour la Restauration du Fort d'Uxegney…
  • …the law known as "Mariage pour tous" ("marriage for all") to…
  • 1946 Intermezzo pour deux pianos
  • « Pour soulever le toit... »
  • Chante Hier Pour Aujourd'hui is Candan Erçetin's fifth…
  • …be plastic, sometimes with a pour spout.

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