Word Meaning

ounce definition and meaning

n. A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437/ grains.
n. The twelfth part of a troy pound.
n. Fig.: A small portion; a bit.
n. A feline quadruped (Felis irbis, / 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.

Crossword clues for ounce

- 1/16 of pound
- 1/16th of a pound
- 16th of pound
- Announcement carried a bit of weight
- Announcements carry little weight
- Cup part
- Imperial quantity
- Liquid measure
- Liquid measure, fluid ...
- Liquid unit, fluid ...
- Longer Oz snow leopard
- Mass measure
- Old weight
- Old weight unit
- On cue, trouble in Oz
- One sixteenth of a pound
- Part of a pound
- Part of pound
- Part of the pound you entered once
- Pound division
- Sixteenth of pound
- Small amount you got into once
- Small cat
- Small weight
- Small weight in FPS system
- snow leopard
- Unit of weight
- Weight adjusted on cue
- Weight measure
- Weight unit