ounce
//aʊns//
Noun
ounceSingular
ouncesPlural
1
A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound (approximately 28.35 grams).
Add two ounces of butter to the mixture.
2
A unit of liquid capacity equal to one sixteenth of a pint (approximately 29.57 milliliters in the US).
This bottle contains eight ounces of juice.
3
A very small amount of something.
She doesn't have an ounce of patience.
Noun
ounceSingular
ouncesPlural
1
A large wild cat (Panthera uncia) native to the mountains of Central Asia, also known as the snow leopard.
The ounce is an endangered species that lives in the high mountains of Central Asia.