ounce
nounHow many syllables in ounce?
There is 1 syllable in the word ounce.How to pronounce ounce:
Definition of ounce:
- ounce (noun):
- a small amount
- a unit of weight equal to ¹/₁₂ troy pound see weights and measures table
- a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound.
Synonyms for ounce:
apothecaries' ounce
apothecaries' unit
apothecaries' weight
atom
bit
bite
crumb
dab
dash
dose
drachm
drachma
dram
drop
fleck
fragment
glimmer
grain
handful
hint
iota
lick
little
minimum
mite
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Antonyms for ounce:
abundance
barrel
batch
blob
block
boatload
bucketload
bulk
bunch
bundle
chunk
clod
clump
cluster
collection
conglomerate
entirety
fair amount
fistful
glob
gob
gobbet
good deal
great deal
heap
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