ore vs awe vs or vs oar
Definitions
noun
- a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined
- a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona
Examples
She tore her eyes from them for a moment to spy the bodhrán player in the tree, tapping out her rhythm with her eyes closed, not noticing the spy amongst them.
Ask for an aged standing rib roast from the forequarter, trimmed and chined; bring to room temperature before roasting.
Elisabeth found herself with a straggle of colonists in a mosquito-ridden, uncleared jungle where sandflies bored into the skin of the feet and the clay soil was so intractable that nothing would grow.
Definitions
noun
- a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
- an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
verb
- inspire awe in
Examples
Then, as they approached the docks, the diggers stared in awe at the remains of the once-mighty Imperial Japanese Navy.
He was in awe of China and pleaded that if India should progress it should learn a lesson or two from the communist regime.
I can, however tell you that AB is absolutely freaking awesome!!
Definitions
noun
- a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
- a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations
Examples
The difficulties of the next year or two will, no doubt, reawaken the pro-euro lobby.
Richardson, are proprietors of shows, and the berouged, bedraggled creatures who exhibit on the platform outside for their living.
In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally.
Definitions
noun
- an implement used to propel or steer a boat
Examples
Jeff, clad in board trunks and a T-shirt, leans back in his chair with the lappie on his, uhhh, lap, and his bare feet up on the desk.
Oar beybeez bref adn, sertanly, lams earz shud nawt be 4gottin.. idansdansdans says:
The bombardment of the GPO had fascinated MacMurrough: the annunciatory puffs of smoke and the flames that roared to greet them; then the crashing gun’s report, the shell’s eruption—an illogical sequence, effect before cause, an object lesson in the madness of war.
