English dictionary: words starting with ore

noun

A naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be extracted profitably.

Usage examples:

A good deposit of lead-bearing ores

abbreviation

Oregon.

noun

A nymph believed to inhabit mountains.

Usage examples:

I would, while listening, gaze at the record cover with its image of julie leaping in mid-flight li…

noun

A nymph believed to inhabit mountains.

Usage examples:

I would, while listening, gaze at the record cover with its image of julie leaping in mid-flight li…

adjective

Of or concerning desire or appetite.

Usage examples:

The orectic response to energy expenditure and the orectic inhibition to fat accumulation are feedb…

adjective

Covered or adorned with ore or metal; made from or consisting of ore.

noun

An aromatic eurasian plant related to marjoram, with small purple flowers and leaves used as a culinary herb.

Usage examples:

Try it with basil, bay, garlic, thyme, and even oregano to add depth and a subtle perfume to your f…

proper noun

A state in the north-western us, on the coast of the pacific ocean; population 3,790,060 (est. 2008); capital, salem. britain ceded the territory to the us in 1846 and it became the 33rd state in 1859.

noun

A state in the northwestern us, whose capital city is salem

Usage examples:

She is living on the coast of oregon., we spent a weekend in oregon.

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the us state of oregon or its inhabitants.

Usage examples:

The oregonian landscape

noun

A native or inhabitant of the us state of oregon.

Usage examples:

Every oregonian has a personal stake in this project

noun

A native or inhabitant of the us state of oregon.

Usage examples:

Every oregonian has a personal stake in this project

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the us state of oregon or its inhabitants.

Usage examples:

The oregonian landscape

noun

Any of various decorative golden-yellow alloys of copper with zinc and other constituents.

noun

Any of various decorative golden-yellow alloys of copper with zinc and other constituents.

noun

A yellow carotenoid pigment contained in annatto which is an oxidized form of bixin.

noun

Invisible magic power believed by the iroquois to pervade all natural objects as a spiritual energy.

Usage examples:

The huron word orenda, for example, is a complex word that is similar to the notion of prayer but i…

noun

A former genus (now included in the genus merycoidodon) of extinct pig-sized ruminant mammals of the family oreodontidae, having four toes on each foot and selenodont teeth, the remains of which are found in middle tertiary rocks in the western united states; (also) an animal of this genus. later chiefly in "oreodon beds": strata containing fossils of these animals.

noun

An extinct ruminant mammal of the family oreodontidae, known from fossils of the middle tertiary period.

adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the family oreodontidae.

noun

An extinct ape, oreopithecus bambolii, known from numerous late miocene fossil remains found chiefly in italy, and dated to about eight million years ago.

noun

A naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be extracted profitably.

Usage examples:

A good deposit of lead-bearing ores

proper noun

The son of agamemnon and clytemnestra. he killed his mother and her lover aegisthus to avenge his father's murder.

noun

Oarweed.

noun

Appetite; physical desire.