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ounce vs pound

pound vs ounce

ounce and pound both are nouns.

ounce is not a verb while pound is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ounce Yes No No No
pound Yes No Yes No
ounce (noun) pound (noun)
large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)
a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound a symbol for a unit of currency (especially for the pound sterling in Great Britain)
a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
the basic unit of money in Cyprus; equal to 100 cents
the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters
formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence
the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters
the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters
the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
16 ounces avoirdupois
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 12 ounces troy
ounce (verb) pound (verb)
break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
place or shut up in a pound
shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits
partition off into compartments
move rhythmically
move heavily or clumsily
Difference between ounce and pound

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