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OR

OR

59 4.0
A hospital room where doctors do surgery
  • noun
  • /ɔr/
  • Jargon
: quirófano
  • Get the OR ready.

Examples

Synonyms

operating room
vsOR
  • US
51 3.2

A room in a hospital where doctors do surgery

is the common short label used in hospitals for the same room
surgery
vsOR
  • UK
13 3.7

A room in a hospital where doctors do operations

is a concise clinical term for that hospital 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

839 1.0

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

268 2.0

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

251 2.1

About a number or idea, not exact but close enough

225 4.4

Say this before a surprising fact that is hard to accept

92 1.6

Happens one or two times, not often

a thing or two
  • Informal
75 3.7

Some useful knowledge or experience about a subject

56 4.0

About an amount that may be a little more or less

to make or break
  • Informal
44 4.5

Decide whether something is a complete success or failure

now or never
  • Informal
27 3.9

Act immediately because there may not be another chance

24 2.4

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

Being fully committed to one plan with no compromise

23 4.6

An offer you cannot change that you must accept or refuse

do or die
  • Informal
19 6.7

A situation when you must succeed because failure is not allowed

11 8.4

Says that something will be done no matter what problems happen

rhyme or reason
  • Informal
10 6.6

Having no clear reason or order

8 7.7

Tell someone to do what they say or stop talking

8 8.3

No matter what happens or how difficult it is

At about that time, place, or number

Ask anyone who objects to speak now or be silent forever

It is not true or possible in any way

2 8.1

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

2 8.8

Choose to act now or step aside so someone else can

feast or famine
  • Informal
2 5.3

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

1 8.1

A warning that tells someone to get better or leave

1 6.6

You cannot do it even for a large reward

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

Tell someone to accept a situation they cannot change

1 9.9

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

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

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

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

9.3

Ask for proof when you doubt what someone says

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

trick or treat
  • Baby Talk
107 2.5

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

44 6.7

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

hit-or-miss
  • Informal
7 6.9

Sometimes works well and sometimes fails depending on luck

do-or-die
  • Informal
5 7.2

Willing to do anything to succeed when the situation is urgent

Allowing no compromise and happening completely or not at all

all-or-none
  • Specialized
1 7.0

Happening fully or not at all, with no partial result

do-or-die moment
  • Informal
1 6.0

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

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

OR gate
  • Specialized
1 4.3

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

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 circuit
  • Specialized
3.6

A circuit that turns its output on 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
59 4.0
hospital room
36 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.