ounce

About 2.72 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
2. noun A troy ounce, weighing ⁄12 of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1034768 grams.
3. noun A US fluid ounce, with a volume of ⁄16 of a US pint, 1.804688 cubic inches or 29.5735295625 millilitres.
4. noun A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of ⁄20 of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.4130625 millilitres.
5. noun Any small amount, a little bit.

   He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.

6. noun A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
7. noun Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera uncia.
8. noun Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklore.

Similar words

troy ounce snow leopard panthera uncia gram eleventh book iota troy gold drop

Often followed by

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Word family

ounces