Definition of Ore

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ore
n. natural combination of minerals (especially from which a metal or metals can be profitably extracted)

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Ore Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ore
(n.)
The native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined, as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc. Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen, sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers).
  
(n.)
Metal; as, the liquid ore.
  
(n.)
Honor; grace; favor; mercy; clemency; happy augry.
  
(n.)
A native metal or its compound with the rock in which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw out what is worthless.
  

WordNet 2.0
ore

Noun
1. a metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined
(hypernym) mineral
(hyponym) dressed ore, concentrate
2. a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona
(hypernym) fractional monetary unit, subunit
(part-holonym) Swedish krona, krona

Anagram
ore
   o'er  roe

hEnglish - advanced version
ore

ore
\ore\, n. [as. āra; cf. ār brass, bronze, akin to ohg. ēr, g. ehern brazen, icel. eir brass, goth. ais, l. aes, skr. ayas iron. ?210. cf. ora, era.]
1. the native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined, as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc. usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen, sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers).
2. (mining) a native metal or its compound with the rock in which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw out what is worthless.
3. metal; as, the liquid ore. [r.]
ore
hearth, a low furnace in which rich lead ore is reduced; -- also called scotch hearth. mond.
ore
\ore\ (ōr), n. [as. ār.] honor; grace; favor; mercy; clemency; happy augry. [obs.]


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 octahedral iron ore 
 wheel ore 
 white lead ore 
 red-lead ore 
 brown iron ore 
 kidney ore 
 yellow lead ore 
 argillaceous iron ore 
 olive ore 
 gray manganese ore 
 red zinc ore 
 horseflesh ore 
 float ore 
 tile ore 
 brittle silver ore 
 needle ore 
 hepatic mercurial ore 
 gray copper ore 
 fossil ore 
 ore hearth 
 red lead ore 
 pea ore 
 potter`s ore 
 bell metal ore 
 pottern ore 
 cube ore 
 dressed ore 
 swamp ore 
 titanic iron ore 
 rhombohedral iron ore 
 iron ore 
 purple copper ore 
 bog ore 
 green lead ore 
 magnetic iron ore 
 yellow copper ore 
 green iron ore 

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
ore
mianach

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Llud
Llud = n. pure ore, wealth = a. close, compact, essential

Mwn
Mwn = n. what spires up; a particle; a mine, ore


Ore Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

EPA Glossary of Climate Change Terms
Ore
Mineral deposit containing a high enough concentration of at least one metallic element to permit the metal to be extracted and sold at a profit.


Ore Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

UK Post Codes and Counties
Ore
County:  East Sussex
Post Code: TN35


Ore Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
Ore
van-tukh


Ore Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries

ICAO Airlines Codes
ORE
Greendale Aviation Company Ikeja Lagos Nigeria


Ore Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Ore
An ore is a volume of rock containing components or minerals in a mode of occurrence that renders it valuable for mining. An ore must contain materials that are
  • valuable
  • in concentrations that can be profitably mined, transported, milled, and processed.
  • able to be extracted from waste rock by mineral processing techniques.

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Öre
Öre is the one-hundredth subdivision of the Swedish krona currency unit. The plural and singular are the same in the indefinite forms, whereas the singular definite form is öret and the plural form is ören. Since 1991, the only coin in use with a value below 1 SEK is the 50 öre coin. See the article about the krona for more information.

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One-Roll Engine
The One-Roll Engine (or O.R.E.) is a generic role-playing game system developed by Greg Stolze for the alternate-history superhero roleplaying game Godlike, and expanded and improved during the development of Wild Talents. The O.R.E. gaming system is notable for its unique dice rolling system where matched values on ten-sided dice (d10s) determine all necessary combat information like initiative, hit location and damage all in just one roll.

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