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OR

OR

28 4.0
A hospital room where doctors do surgery
  • noun
  • /ɔr/
  • Jargon
translation icon : quirófano
  • Get the OR ready.

Examples

Synonyms

surgery
vsOR
  • UK
57 3.7

A room in a hospital where doctors do operations

is a concise clinical term for that hospital room
operating room
vsOR
  • US
46 3.2

A room in a hospital where doctors do surgery

is the common short label used in hospitals for the same room
4 3.7

A room in a hospital where doctors do surgery

is the same concept but uses a different regional or traditional name

Idioms

695 1.0

You add it after a number to show the number is about that amount

301 2.1

About a number or idea, not exact but close enough

209 2.0

Shows what will happen if something is not done, often as a warning

88 1.6

Happens one or two times, not often

61 4.0

About an amount that may be a little more or less

a thing or two
  • Informal
35 3.7

Some useful knowledge or experience about a subject

to make or break
  • Informal
26 4.5

Decide whether something is a complete success or failure

20 2.4

Available at any time, both during the day and at night

20 4.4

Say this before a surprising fact that is hard to accept

Being fully committed to one plan with no compromise

rhyme or reason
  • Informal
9 6.6

Having no clear reason or order

9 4.6

An offer you cannot change that you must accept or refuse

6 7.7

Tell someone to do what they say or stop talking

5 8.3

No matter what happens or how difficult it is

do or die
  • Informal
4 6.7

A situation when you must succeed because failure is not allowed

It is not true or possible in any way

3 8.4

Says that something will be done no matter what problems happen

Ask anyone who objects to speak now or be silent forever

1 8.1

Using any way to get something done no matter what it takes

1 8.8

Choose to act now or step aside so someone else can

feast or famine
  • Informal
1 5.3

A time when you have a lot of something and then very little

Tell someone to accept a situation they cannot change

1 8.1

A warning that tells someone to get better or leave

1 9.9

Tell someone in a rude way to decide now or stop wasting time

1 6.8

In a random way with no clear reason

9.9

People make decisions by guessing when there is no clear plan

9.9

A situation when you must give full effort or you get nothing

6.6

You cannot do it even for a large reward

Accept something as it is even if you do not like it

A joking phrase telling someone to drink water to avoid getting dehydrated

A casual question asking if something is true or if someone will do something

now or never
  • Informal
3.9

Act immediately because there may not be another chance

9.3

Ask for proof when you doubt what someone says

At about that time, place, or number

A phrase that asks for a picture as proof that something really happened

A humorous question asking if people do their job a lot or only a little

Compounds

28 6.7

A very serious situation that may cause death if you do not act

trick or treat
  • Baby Talk
8 2.5

An activity where children go from house to house asking for sweets on Halloween

Allowing no compromise and happening completely or not at all

hit-or-miss
  • Informal
3 6.9

Sometimes works well and sometimes fails depending on luck

do-or-die
  • Informal
2 7.2

Willing to do anything to succeed when the situation is urgent

do-or-die moment
  • Informal
1 6.0

A time when someone must succeed or they will fail under great pressure

all-or-none
  • Specialized
1 7.0

Happening fully or not at all, with no partial result

OR circuit
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A circuit that turns its output on when any input is on

Ordinary and not special, like a simple jacket you can buy anywhere

all-or-none law
  • Specialized
8.0

A nerve or muscle responds fully when a signal reaches a level and not at all below it

OR gate
  • Specialized
4.3

An electronic circuit that gives an output when any input is on

X-OR circuit
  • Specialized
7.8

A circuit that sends a signal when two inputs are different

How Equipped

OR
  • Jargon
28 4.0
hospital room
30 1.3

Surface Forms

OR singular
ORs plural

Etymology

OR is short for the operating room, the place where surgeons 'operate' or work on patients. The word operate means 'to work', so OR is simply the room where the medical team works to do surgery.