[awr, ohr] 
| 1. | a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit. |
| 2. | a mineral or natural product serving as a source of some nonmetallic substance, as sulfur. |
[œ-ruh] | 1. | a bronze coin of Norway, the 100th part of a krone. |
| 2. | a zinc or bronze coin of Denmark, the 100th part of a krone. |
| 3. | a bronze coin of Sweden, the 100th part of a krona. |
| 4. | a fractional currency of the Faeroe Islands, the 100th part of a krona. |
(for defs. 1, 2). [awr-i-guhn, ‑gon, or‑] | 1. | a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 2,632,663; 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem. Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code). |
| 2. | a city in NW Ohio. 18,675. |
[awr-i-goh-nee-uhn, or‑] , adjective, noun | ore (ôr, ōr) n. A mineral or an aggregate of minerals from which a valuable constituent, especially a metal, can be profitably mined or extracted. [Middle English, from Old English ōra and from Old English ār, brass, copper, bronze.] |
| ö·re (ɶ'rə) n. See Table at currency. [Swedish, from Old Norse eyrir, from Latin aureus, gold coin, from aurum, gold.] |
| ø·re (ɶ'rə) n. See Table at currency. [Danish and Norwegian, both from Old Norse eyrir; see öre.] |
State in the northwestern United States bordered by Washington to the north, Idaho to the east, Nevada and California to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Its capital is Salem, and its largest city is Portland.
Note: Before the coming of the railroads, the Oregon Trail was used as an overland emigration route from the Missouri River to the Columbia River country (all of which was then called Oregon).
| ore (ôr) Pronunciation Key
A naturally occurring mineral or rock from which a valuable or useful substance, especially a metal, can be extracted at a reasonable cost. |