conjunction Download 🔗Share Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or". Examples : "He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what." grammar linguistics word logic essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
conjunction Download 🔗Share An operator denoting the disjunction of two propositions or truth values. There are two forms, the inclusive or and the exclusive or. Examples : "You can go to the park today, or you can stay home and study. " logic language math essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
conjunction Download 🔗Share Counts the elements before and after as two possibilities. Examples : "We can go to the park, or we can stay home and watch a movie. " grammar language linguistics logic possibility essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
conjunction Download 🔗Share Otherwise (a consequence of the condition that the previous is false). Examples : "We need to finish the project today, or we will be late for the deadline. " grammar logic essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
conjunction Download 🔗Share Connects two equivalent names. Examples : "The country Myanmar, or Burma" grammar language essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The binary operator inclusive or, true if one at least one of two inputs is true. In infix notation. Examples : "The "or" operator in the spreadsheet formula means that the task is complete if either the project is finished or the report is submitted. " logic math computing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Initialism of Olympic Record. Examples : "The team's new time for the 100-meter dash broke the OR. " sport achievement essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Initialism of odorant receptor. Examples : "The scientist studied the different types of ORs in the human nose. " biology biochemistry organ anatomy physiology science essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Initialism of olfactory receptor. Examples : "The scientist studied the ORs in the human nose to understand how we smell different scents. " organ anatomy physiology biology biochemistry medicine science essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (Wiktionary and WMF jargon) Initialism of original research. Examples : "The student's paper was rejected because it contained too much OR. " language writing internet communication computing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A room in a hospital used for performing surgical operations. Examples : "The doctor performed the surgery in the operating room. " medicine building essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (operations) The application of scientific methods and techniques to problems of decision making, especially in business management and government administration. Examples : "The company used operations research to determine the most efficient way to distribute its products. " business government technology science statistics math organization economy essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. Examples : "The coat of arms displayed a gold or, signifying the family's long history. " heraldry color essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Of gold or yellow tincture on a coat of arms. Examples : "The family crest displayed an or lion on a field of blue. " heraldry color essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share Early (on). Examples : "She started her project or early, hoping to finish it before the deadline. " time essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb Download 🔗Share Earlier, previously. Examples : "I had already finished my homework, or, earlier in the day. " time past essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition Download 🔗Share Before; ere. Followed by "ever" or "ere". Examples : "Before you ever leave the house, make sure you have your keys. " time language essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading