ORA

OS

bone, os

(noun) rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

os

(noun) a mouth or mouthlike opening

osmium, Os, atomic number

(noun) a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

ora

plural of os; mouths or openings, especially of the cervix.

Etymology 2

Noun

ora (plural oras)

A unit of money among the Anglo-Saxons.

Anagrams

• AOR, AoR, OAR, ROA, Rao, Roa, aro, oar

Etymology

Proper noun

Ora

A female given name from Latin. Mainly used in the U.S.A. in the latter half of the 19th century.

Anagrams

• AOR, AoR, OAR, ROA, Rao, Roa, aro, oar

Source: Wiktionary


O"ra, n. Etym: [AS. See 2d Ore.]

Definition: A money of account among the Anglo-Saxons, valued, in the Domesday Book, at twenty pence sterling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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