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ORE
ore
(noun) a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona
ore
(noun) a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Ore
A village in East Sussex, England.
Anagrams
• EOR, REO, ROE, Roe, o'er, roe
Etymology
Noun
ore (countable and uncountable, plural ores)
Rock or other material that contains valuable or utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems for which it is typically mined and processed.
Anagrams
• EOR, REO, ROE, Roe, o'er, roe
Proper noun
ORE (plural er-noun)
(sports) Abbreviation of Oregon.
Anagrams
• EOR, REO, ROE, Roe, o'er, roe
Source: Wiktionary
Ore, n. Etym: [AS. ar.]
Definition: Honor; grace; favor; mercy; clemency; happy augry. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ore, n. Etym: [AS. ; cf. ar brass, bronze, akin to OHG. , G. ehern brazen, Icel. eir brass, Goth. ais, L. aes, Skr. ayas iron. Ora, Era.]
1. The native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined, as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc. Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen, sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers).
2. (Mining)
Definition: A native metal or its compound with the rock in which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw out what is worthless.
3. Metal; as, the liquid ore. [R.] Milton. Ore hearth, a low furnace in which rich lead ore is reduced; -- also called Scotch hearth. Raymond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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