Pervious Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Pervious

Learn about the word Pervious to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Pervious definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Pervious

Pervious Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Pervious? [adj] admitting of passage or entrance; "pervious soil"; "a metal pervious to heat" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Pervious: receptive Related Terms \| Find terms related to Pervious: accessible \| amenable \| approachable \| attainable \| available \| come-at-able \| excretory \| exudative \| findable \| getatable \| gettable \| impressionable \| influenceable \| leaky \| malleable \| movable \| obtainable \| oozy \| open \| open to \| openable \| open-minded \| penetrable \| percolative \| permeable \| persuadable \| persuasible \| plastic \| pliable \| pliant \| porose \| porous \| procurable \| reachable \| receptive \| responsive \| runny \| securable \| suasible \| suggestible \| susceptible \| swayable \| to be had \| transudative \| weak \| weepy \| within reach See Also \| permeable Pervious In Webster's Dictionary \Per"vi*ous\, a. [L. pervis; per + via a way. See {Per-}, and {Voyage}.] 1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil. [Doors] . . . pervious to winds, and open every way. --Pope. 2. Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical or mental vision. [R.] God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye. --Jer. Taylor. 3. Capable of penetrating or pervading. [Obs.] --Prior. 4. (Zo["o]l.) Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as applied to the nostrils or birds.

Pervious Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pervious?

[adj] admitting of passage or entrance; "pervious soil"; "a metal pervious to heat"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pervious: receptive

See Also | permeable

Pervious In Webster's Dictionary

\Per"vi*ous\, a. [L. pervis; per + via a way. See
{Per-}, and {Voyage}.]
1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another
   body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil.

         [Doors] . . . pervious to winds, and open every way.
                                               --Pope.

2. Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical
   or mental vision. [R.]

         God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye. --Jer.
                                               Taylor.

3. Capable of penetrating or pervading. [Obs.] --Prior.

4. (Zo["o]l.) Open; -- used synonymously with perforate, as
   applied to the nostrils or birds.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Bidding contest ‐ a series of…
Mahonia nervosa ‐ small shrub with gray-green leaves and yellow flowers followed…
Glycollic acid ‐ a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar…
Illegally ‐ in an illegal manner; "they dumped the waste…
George herman ruth ‐ American professional baseball player famous for hitting home…
Reprobation ‐ severe disapproval [n] rejection by God; the state of being condemned…
Retrench ‐ make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to…
Ballad maker ‐ a composer of words or music for…
Amphipoda ‐ small flat-bodied semi-terrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers;…
Little finger ‐ the finger farthest from…