Definition of ounce

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Ounce (n.) The twelfth part of a troy pound.

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Mispronounced :: Mispronounced (imp. & p. p.) of Mispronounc.
Poundal :: Poundal (n.) A unit of force based upon the pound, foot, and second, being the force which, acting on a pound avoirdupois for one second, causes it to acquire by the of that time a velocity of one foot per second. It is about equal to the weight of half an ounce, and is 13,825 dynes..
Relinquish :: Relinquish (v. t.) To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to relinquish a debt..
Anathematizer :: Anathematizer (n.) One who pronounces an anathema.
Trounce :: Trounce (v. t.) To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to castigate.
Pounce :: Pounce (v. t.) A punch or stamp.
Pronounced :: Pronounced (a.) Strongly marked; unequivocal; decided. [A Gallicism.
Forsake :: Forsake (v. t.) To renounce; to reject; to refuse.
Apotactite :: Apotactite (n.) One of a sect of ancient Christians, who, in supposed imitation of the first believers, renounced all their possessions..
Pouncing :: Pouncing (n.) The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce.
Placard :: Placard (v. t.) To announce by placards; as, to placard a sale..
Blessing :: Blessing (v. t.) A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces..
Fling :: Fling (v. i.) To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling..
Millilitre :: Millilitre (n.) A measure of capacity in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a liter. It is a cubic centimeter, and is equal to .061 of an English cubic inch, or to .0338 of an American fluid ounce..
Frounceless :: Frounceless (a.) Without frounces.
Aspirated :: Aspirated (a.) Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath.
Execrate :: Execrate (v. t.) To denounce evil against, or to imprecate evil upon; to curse; to protest against as unholy or detestable; hence, to detest utterly; to abhor; to abominate..
Threaten :: Threaten (v. t.) To exhibit the appearance of (something evil or unpleasant) as approaching; to indicate as impending; to announce the conditional infliction of; as, to threaten war; to threaten death..
Flounce :: Flounce (v. i.) To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring, turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle, as a horse in mire; to flounder; to throw one's self with a jerk or spasm, often as in displeasure..
Pounce :: Pounce (v. i.) To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used figuratively..
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