ounce

/ˈaʊns/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound
2. a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
3. large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur

Synonyms for ounce

• troy ounce
• apothecaries' ounce
• oz.
• snow leopard
• Panthera uncia

Words that rhyme with ounce

• bounce
• announce
• denounce
• renounce
• flounce
• trounce
• pounce
• pronounce
• mispronounce
• counce
• crounse
• mounce
• younce