Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
ounce
IPA transcription: ['aʊns]
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
ounce, troy_ounce, apothecaries'_ounce
Meaning:
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
Usage examples
It proved sixteen dollars to the ounce.
He weighs less than an ounce and is a dear little fellow.
I doubt if there was an ounce of flesh on the whole of his body.
Remove from the fire, pour over all a half ounce of rose water and stir well.
Mix 1 ounce of granulated sugar with 1 tablespoonful of cold water and let come to a boil.
However, every ounce of her one hundred fifteen pounds was exactly where it should have been.
Melt 1 ounce of butter in a baking-pan; then cover the bottom of the pan with thin slices of Swiss cheese.
For each pound of logwood, dissolve an ounce of blue vitriol in lukewarm water sufficient to wet the goods.
A good recipe for the Bechamel sauce is the following: One ounce of butter browned with one ounce of flour.
In India this is not the case, for every ounce of rice water is there carefully saved. It is used in various ways.