oz

abbreviation; noun · /AHZ; in recipes, read as “ounces”/

Oz can mean “ounce,” a small unit used to measure weight or liquid amount. With a capital O, Oz is also the name of a pretend magical land in famous stories.

In a sentence

  • "The recipe said to add 8 oz of milk to the bowl."
  • "Dorothy followed the yellow brick road to the Land of Oz."