Definition of ore Ore
/ɔˈɹ/ - [or] - o•re
We found 10 definitions of ore from 7 different sources.
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What does ore mean?
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NounPlural: ores |
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| ore - a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined | ||
| mineral solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition | ||
| dressed ore, concentrate the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore | ||
| iron ore an ore from which iron can be extracted | ||
| lead ore ore containing lead | ||
| pay dirt a profitable success; "the inventor worked for years before hitting pay dirt" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- ore (Noun)
Rock that contains utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems which -- at the time of the rock's evaluation and proposal for extraction -- are able to be separated from its neighboring minerals and processed at a cost that does not exceed those materials' present-day economic values.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ore (n.)
Honor; grace; favor; mercy; clemency; happy augry. - ore (n.)
The native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined, as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc. Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen, sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers). - ore (n.)
A native metal or its compound with the rock in which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw out what is worthless. - ore (n.)
Metal; as, the liquid ore.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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ore
A mineral or mineral aggregate, mixed with gangue, that can be worked and treated at a profit.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ore
ōr, n. metal as it comes from the mine: metal mixed with earthy and other substances. [A.S. ór, another form of ár, brass; Ice. eir, L. æs, ær-is, bronze.]
Wikipedia 
- An ore is a mineral which has metal inside of it. Ores are mined. They can be extracted in many ways and are valuable for mining.
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🔤- ore, noun, singular of ores.
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