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What do we mean by ounce?

A unit of weight in the US Customary System, an avoirdupois unit equal to 437.5 grains (28.35 grams). noun

A unit of apothecary weight, equal to 480 grains (31.103 grams). noun

A fluid ounce. noun

A tiny bit. noun

A carnivorous mammal, Felis irbis or F. uncia, of the cat family, Felidæ, closely related to but distinct from the other large spotted cats known as leopards or panthers; the snow-leopard or mountain panther. noun

The bay lynx or the Canada lynx. noun

An occasional name of the American jaguar, Felis onca. noun

A gold coin of Australia struck in 1853. noun

A weight, the twelfth part of a pound troy, and the sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois. noun

A small quantity. noun

In California, in the earlier years of the gold excitement, a Spanish double doubloon, or about sixteen dollars; the old doubloon onza of Spain. noun

A feline quadruped (Felis irbis syn. Felis uncia) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. The ounce is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia. Called also once. noun

A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 28.35 grams or 4371/2 grains. noun

The twelfth part of a troy pound; one troy ounce weighs 31.103486 grams, 8 drams, or 480 grains. noun

Fig.: A small portion; a bit. noun

See under Fluid, n. noun

The snow leopard, Uncia uncia. noun

An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams. noun

An avoirdupois ounce, weighing 1/16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.

A troy ounce, weighing 1/12 of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1035 grams.

A US fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/16 of a US pint, 1.8047 cubic inches or 29.5735 millilitres.

A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of 1/20 of an imperial pint, 1.7339 cubic inches or 28.4131 millilitres.

A little bit.

Words that are spelled similarly to ounce:
ounce, once, bounce, pounce, dunce, bunce, mounce, jounce, unce, counce, rounce, munce, younce, hounce, punce.

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Words that rhyme with ounce:
denounce, bounce, renounce, pronounce, pounce, announce, flounce, trounce, jounce, frounce, rounce, mispronounce, counce, mounce, younce, crounse.

Adjectives that are often used to describe ounce:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective ounce:
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Consonant match to ounce:
anse, ince.

Words that sound like ounce:
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