ouse
IPA: ˈaʊs
Root Word: Ouse
noun
- Various rivers in England.
- River Ouse, Yorkshire: A river in North Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire.
- River Ouse, Sussex: A river in both West Sussex and East Sussex.
- River Great Ouse, Northamptonshire and East Anglia.
- River Little Ouse, a tributary of the River Great Ouse.
verb
- Dated form of ooze. [(intransitive, sometimes figurative) To be secreted or slowly leak.]
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Examples of "ouse" in Sentences
- The ford is the crossing of the River Ouse.
- They link one part of the Great Ouse to another.
- It is situated on the Ouse and north west of York.
- The Ouse ashes are an internationally significant environment.
- Lewes is an ancient borough and market town on the River Ouse.
- The Ouse ashes are an internationally important area for wildlife.
- It is located in the south west of the county, north of the River Ouse.
- This will then connect to reserves at Ouse ashes and elney north of Earith.
- The Ouse Washes are an area in the Fens of Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, England.
- The area is on the southern bank of the Ouse, opposite the village of Blacktoft.
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