Definition of ounce

"ounce" in the noun sense

1. ounce, troy ounce, apothecaries' ounce

a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound

2. ounce, oz.

a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams

3. snow leopard, ounce, Panthera uncia

large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur

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Quotations for ounce

An ounce of wisdom is worth a pound of wit. [ Proverb ]

An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy. [ Spanish Proverb ]

A pound of care will not pay an ounce of debt. [ Proverb ]

An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit. [ Proverb ]

An ounce of fortune is worth a pound of forecast. [ Proverb ]

An ounce o' mother-wit is worth a pound o' clergy. [ Scotch Proverb ]

An ounce of practice is worth a pound of preaching. [ Proverb ]

Mischief comes by the pound, and goes away by the ounce. [ Proverb ]

An ounce of a man's own wit is worth a pound of other peoples'. [ Sterne ]

That gentleman who sells an acre of land, sells an ounce of credit. [ Lord Burleigh ]

An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with. [ Fuller ]

An ounce of courage will go farther with women than a pound of timidity. [ Balzac ]

The commonest man, who has his ounce of sense and feeling, is conscious of the difference between a lovely, delicate woman and a coarse one. Even a dog feels a difference in her presence. [ George Eliot ]

ounce in Scrabble®

The word ounce is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters ounce:

OUNCE
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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word ounce

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ounce in Words With Friends™

The word ounce is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters ounce:

OUNCE
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The 197 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In ounce

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Words within the letters of ounce

2 letter words in ounce (5 words)

3 letter words in ounce (4 words)

4 letter words in ounce (2 words)

5 letter words in ounce (1 word)

ounce + 1 blank (4 words)

Word Growth involving ounce

Shorter words in ounce

un

Longer words containing ounce

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