ounce
/aʊns/
An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams; A troy ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₂ of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1034768 grams; A US fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₁₆ of a US pint, 1.804688 cubic inches or 29.5735295625 millilitres; A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₂₀ of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.4130625 millilitres
- plural
- ounces
Meanings
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An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams
Tom didn't give me an ounce of trouble.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
No one with an ounce of common sense would think of doing something so stupid.
Tatoeba · sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR
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A troy ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₂ of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1034768 grams
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A US fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₁₆ of a US pint, 1.804688 cubic inches or 29.5735295625 millilitres
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A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₂₀ of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.4130625 millilitres
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Any small amount, a little bitrare
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A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougarrare
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Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera unciarare
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Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklorerare