ore

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɔːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɔr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ôr, ōr)

Inflections of 'ore' (n): npl: ores
Inflections of 'öre' (n): npl: öre (Norwegian coin)

Collocations for "ore"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "ore" in context.

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ore

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [iron, zinc, gold, mercury, uranium] ore
  2. mining [iron] ore
  3. extract [iron] ore (from)
  4. the ore was extracted from
  5. [searching, looking] for [iron] ore
  6. the [iron] ore is smelted
  7. ore from the mines
  8. [export, import] ore
  9. transport ore to the refinery
  10. refine ore
  11. [large, rich] deposits of ore
  12. [mountains, regions] rich in (metal) ore
  13. ore mining
  14. found ore deposits
n as adj
  1. ore mining
  2. found ore deposits
'ore' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
deposit - exploitation - iron - ledge - mill - mining

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