ore
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- pronunciation:
- or
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
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Ore is a rock or mineral substance. Useful metals or other valuable substances can be removed from ore.
Copper ore is a rock substance that has copper in it. Copper ore can be mined and then broken down in different ways so that all that is left is pure copper and none of the rock. |
The words
ore,
oar, and
or sound alike but have different meanings.