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# ore

noun (ore, ores)

«ore» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Ore is rock or earth that has a useful metal in it, like iron or copper, which people dig up and take the metal out of. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ore/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in science and history lessons about rocks, mining and materials: iron ore is heated in a furnace to make iron. In geography: countries that mine ore. Phrases: "iron ore", "copper ore", "gold ore".

### Examples

- Iron ore is dug out of the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ore/#x1)
- The miners loaded the ore into carts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ore/#x2)
- Australia sends a lot of iron ore to other countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ore/#x3)
- The ore is heated to get the metal out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ore/#x4)
- This rock is ore because it has copper in it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ore/#x5)
- Trains carry ore from the mine to the port. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ore/#x6)

### Note

Usually uncountable (some ore), but "ores" is used for different kinds. Homophones: "oar" (for rowing a boat) and "or" (this or that) sound the same in many accents.

## In Jewish tradition

Used in science and history lessons about rocks, mining and materials: iron ore is heated in a furnace to make iron. In geography: countries that mine ore. Phrases: "iron ore", "copper ore", "gold ore".

### Note

Usually uncountable (some ore), but "ores" is used for different kinds. Homophones: "oar" (for rowing a boat) and "or" (this or that) sound the same in many accents.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ore/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ore.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «ore» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ore/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ore» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ore.html) on Mova free.