ore

¹ore

noun, often attributive \ˈȯr\

Definition of ORE

1

: a naturally occurring mineral containing a valuable constituent (as metal) for which it is mined and worked

2

: a source from which valuable matter is extracted

Origin of ORE

Middle English or, oor, partly from Old English ōra ore; partly from Old English ār brass; akin to Old High German ēr bronze, Latin aes copper, bronze

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Mining and Drilling Terms

trepan, wildcat

Rhymes with ORE

boar, Boer, bore, chore, cor, core, corps, crore, door, floor, for, fore, four, frore, gore, Gore, hoar, lore, mor, more, nor, o'er, oar, or, poor, pore, pour, roar, score, shore, snore, soar, sore, splore, spoor, spore, store, Thor, tor, torr, war, whore, yore, your