orc

[ awrk ]

/ ɔrk /

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noun

any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.

a mythical monster, as an ogre.

Origin of orc

First recorded in 1510–20, orc is from the Latin word orca

Words nearby orc

orbitonometer, orbitotomy, Orbivirus, orb weaver, orby, orc, orca, Orcadian, Orcagna, orcein, orch.

Definition for orc (2 of 2)

O.R.C.

Officers' Reserve Corps.

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Example sentences from the Web for orc

But there will be a little bit of Orc killing to be seen in the extended cut.
‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth|Alex Suskind|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are a few Orc killings that we actually got knocked back.
‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth|Alex Suskind|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One merely gathers, that Orc releases himself in order to marry the shadowy daughter of Urthona,—Ah!
William Blake|Irene Langridge
The battle with the Orc is borrowed from the tale of Perseus.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds

Orc is heard raging on Mount Atlas, where he is chained down with the chain of jealousy.
William Blake|Irene Langridge
But with the dawn of that morning Orc descended in fire, “and in the vineyards of red France appeared the light of his fury.”
William Blake|Algernon Charles Swinburne
The prelude is the lament of a nameless shadowy female, who rises from out the breast of Orc.
William Blake|Irene Langridge

British Dictionary definitions for orc

orc

/ (ɔːk) /

noun

any of various whales, such as the killer and grampus

one of an imaginary race of evil goblins, esp in the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien

Word Origin for orc

C16: via Latin orca, perhaps from Greek orux whale

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	orc
释义	orc [ awrk ] / ɔrk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR orc ON THESAURUS.COM noun any of several cetaceans, as a grampus. a mythical monster, as an ogre. Origin of orc First recorded in 1510–20, orc is from the Latin word orca Words nearby orc orbitonometer, orbitotomy, Orbivirus, orb weaver, orby, orc, orca, Orcadian, Orcagna, orcein, orch. Definition for orc (2 of 2) O.R.C. Officers' Reserve Corps. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orc But there will be a little bit of Orc killing to be seen in the extended cut. ‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth\|Alex Suskind\|December 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There are a few Orc killings that we actually got knocked back. ‘No Regrets’: Peter Jackson Says Goodbye to Middle-Earth\|Alex Suskind\|December 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST One merely gathers, that Orc releases himself in order to marry the shadowy daughter of Urthona,—Ah! William Blake\|Irene Langridge The battle with the Orc is borrowed from the tale of Perseus. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature\|John Addington Symonds Orc is heard raging on Mount Atlas, where he is chained down with the chain of jealousy. William Blake\|Irene Langridge But with the dawn of that morning Orc descended in fire, “and in the vineyards of red France appeared the light of his fury.” William Blake\|Algernon Charles Swinburne The prelude is the lament of a nameless shadowy female, who rises from out the breast of Orc. William Blake\|Irene Langridge British Dictionary definitions for orc orc / (ɔːk) / noun any of various whales, such as the killer and grampus one of an imaginary race of evil goblins, esp in the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien Word Origin for orc C16: via Latin orca, perhaps from Greek orux whale Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to orc mammal, porpoise, whopper, cetacean, grampus, baleen, finback, beluga, rorqual, narwhal, orca, ceta, cete, sei
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orc

noun

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Definition for orc (2 of 2)

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