an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Alternative form of an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.
ounce
/aʊns/
noun 8
Collocations
4ADJ.
common, gold, nimble
VERB + OUNCE
capture, didn't, doesn't, feel, give, got, put, summoned
OUNCE + NOUN
attention, courage, creature, feelings, humanity, leopard-like, luck, prevention
PREP.
on, with
Definitions
noun
1
An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
2
A troy ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₂ of a troy pound, or 480 grains, or 31.1034768 grams.
3
A US fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₁₆ of a US pint, 1.804688 cubic inches or 29.5735295625 millilitres.
4
A British imperial fluid ounce, with a volume of ¹⁄₂₀ of an imperial pint, 1.733871 cubic inches or 28.4130625 millilitres.
5
Any small amount, a little bit.
He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.
noun
1
A large wild feline, such as a lynx or cougar.
The Ounce or the vvilde Cat, is as big as a mungrell dog, this creature is by nature feirce, and more dangerous to bee met vvithall than any other creature, not fearing eyther dogge or man; […]
Halloa! another prey, The nimble Antelope! The ounce is freed; one spring, And his talons are sheath’d in her shoulders, And his teeth are red in her gore.
2
Synonym of snow leopard, Panthera uncia.
3
Synonym of onza, a particularly aggressive cougar or jaguarundi in Mexican folklore.
The ounce, a leopard-like creature, is dreaded for its depredations by the Indians of Brazil.
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Idioms & Phrases
an ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of cure
Alternative form of an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.
"It is best to come clean," Mr Kendall said. "But an ounce of prevention is better than an ounce of cure."
an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure
It is better to prevent a disease than to have to cure it.
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He didn't feel even an ounce of regret for his actions.
Wiktionary02
The Ounce or the vvilde Cat, is as big as a mungrell dog, this creature is by nature feirce, and more dangerous to bee met vvithall than any other creature, not fearing eyther dogge or man; […]
Wiktionary03
Halloa! another prey, The nimble Antelope! The ounce is freed; one spring, And his talons are sheath’d in her shoulders, And his teeth are red in her gore.
Wiktionary04
The ounce, a leopard-like creature, is dreaded for its depredations by the Indians of Brazil.
Wiktionary05
An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
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In some senses, ounce is marked as figuratively, archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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