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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ORC

Via Latin orca, perhaps from Greek orux whale.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ORC

orc  [ɔːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Orc is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ORC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Orc

Our present-day conception of an orc or ork /ɔrk/ or /ɔːk/ is one of a race of mythical humanoid creatures, generally described as brutish, aggressive and repulsive, stemming from the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, where orcs contrast with the benevolent Elvish race. The orcs are a race similar to the goblins. Tolkien developed his idea of the orc from the Old English term orcneas. In popular culture, orcs are variously portrayed. Facial features tend toward the grotesque, and their skin typically a shade of green gray black, brown, or sometimes red. They may be physically stronger or weaker than humans, but almost always starkly different. They often ride boars, wolves, and wargs, and other unusual beasts.

Definition of orc in the English dictionary

The definition of orc in the dictionary is any of various whales, such as the killer and grampus. Other definition of orc is one of an imaginary race of evil goblins, esp in the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ORC

orby
orca
Orcadian
Orcagna
orcein
orchard
orchard bush
orchardist
orchardman
orchardmen
orchesis
orchesography
orchestic
orchestra
orchestra pit
orchestra stalls
orchestral
orchestralist
orchestrally
orchestrate

WORDS THAT END LIKE ORC

arc
carbon arc
coenosarc
Duparc
ectosarc
futharc
futhorc
island arc
Jeanne d´Arc
Joan of Arc
marc
merc
mercury arc
minute of arc
narc
perisarc
rc
reflex arc
story arc
torc

Synonyms and antonyms of orc in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «orc» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ORC

Find out the translation of orc to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of orc from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «orc» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

兽人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

orco
570 millions of speakers

English

orc
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ORC
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شركة مصفاة نفط عمان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

орк
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

orc
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Orc
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orc
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Orc
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ork
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

オーク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Orc
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Orc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தட்ஸ்தமிழில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Orc
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

orc
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

orc
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ork
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

орк
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

orc
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

orc
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ork
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

orc
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

orc
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of orc

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ORC»

The term «orc» is quite widely used and occupies the 24.704 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ORC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about orc

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORC»

Discover the use of orc in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to orc and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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ORC.
University of California, berkeley. Operations Research Center. Unclassified 10. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT This document has been approved for public release and sale; its distribution is unlimited. 11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES NONE ...
University of California, berkeley. Operations Research Center, 1970
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The Orc King
The uneasy peace between the dwarves of Mithral Hall and the orcs of the Kingdom of Many Arrows begins to falter as the tribes of orcs under the command of Obould begin to battle one another, and Bruenor becomes determined to finish the war ...
R. A. Salvatore, 2008
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Organized Retail Crime (ORC): Private Sector and Law ...
Illus. This is a print on demand report.
Eileen R. Larence (au), 2011
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Perverse Romanticism: Aesthetics and Sexuality in Britain, ...
Where Orc stamps “the stony law . . . to dust,” are we likewise to smash the past into bits, or are we to gather up the past toward revolution? By showing ultimately that fiery joy (Orc) was within (Urizen), however, Blake acknowledges that the ...
Richard C. Sha, 2009
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The Cell Cycle: Principles of Control
The central player in the assembly of the pre-RC is the origin recognition complex (ORC). This multiprotein complex is bound at replication origins throughout the cell cycle but is functional only in late mitosis and early G1, when it catalyzes ...
David Morgan, 2007
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Fantasy of Eight System: Primary Rulebook
Creature Level Life % to hit Damage/ Attacks/SP Orc 1/berseek 10 50 1/1—6 Orc 2/ berseek 2O 60 1/1—6 Orc 3 /berseek 3O 70 Ill—6+1 Orc 4/berseek 4O 75 1/1 —6+1 Orc 5/berseek 5O 80 2/1—6+2 Orc 6/berseek 6O 85 2/1—6+2 Orc ...
Adam L. D'Amato-Neff, 2002
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Orcs
Hear my story. Feel the flow of blood and be thankful. Thankful that it was me, not you, who bore the sword. Thankful to the orcs; born to fight, destined to win peace for all." This book will change the way you feel about Orcs forever.
Stan Nicholls, 2008
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Performance Bond Manual of the 50 States, District of ...
Construction manager to provide financial assurance; waiver, O.R.C. §933.3. County commissioners, contracts for grading, draining, paving streets, O.R.C. § 5559.13. Single county ditches; improvements, O.R.C. M 6131.14, 6131.44.
Lawrence Lerner, Theodore M. Baum, 2006
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Realm of Racket: Learn to Program, One Game at a Time!
They have a health field, and two of them have additional fields. So when you create an orc, keep in mind that it still has two fields: > (orc MONSTER— HEALTHO (orc 9 4) (addl (random.CLUB—STRENGTH))) If your functions ever need to ...
Matthias Felleisen, Conrad Barski, David Van Horn, 2013
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Theoretical Aspects of Computing: 7th International ...
Many researchers have studied the semantics of Orc concurrency calculus. A standard operational semantics of Orc is proposed in [11] by J. Misra et al.. In the further research, I. Wehrman et al. have proved the key algebra laws using the ...
Ana Cavalcanti, David Deharbe, Marie-Claude Gaudel, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term orc is used in the context of the following news items.
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ORC: Iron-Dextran Not licensed For Use
The Ontario Racing Commission (ORC) reminds the racing industry that a basic aspect of good medication control is ensuring that you only use ... «Standardbred Canada, Jul 15»
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The Three Most Oversold Stocks: Orchid Island Capital Inc (NYSE …
Orchid Island Capital Inc (NYSE:ORC) is now in oversold territory with an RSI value of 1.3. The stock is down -36.12 percent in one month ... «Wall Street Observer, Jul 15»
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Analyst Price Target Update on Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (NYSE …
Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (NYSE:ORC): 2 analysts have set the short term price target of Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (NYSE:ORC) at $13.25. «American Trade Journal, Jul 15»
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2015 Chrysler 300 on-sale from $49000 +ORC
At a time when sales of big cars are slipping, the 2015 Chrysler 300 has arrived in Australia with prices starting at $49,000 (+ORC). THE BLUFF ... «Practical Motoring, Jul 15»
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Orchid Island Capital Inc To Go Ex-Dividend on July 23rd (ORC)
Orchid Island Capital logo Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) declared a monthly dividend on Monday, July 13th, MarketBeat Ratings reports. «WKRB News, Jul 15»
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Try gay orc dating with Tusks: The Orc Dating Simulator
If you have ever thought of being a male orc adventuring, traveling and bonding with all kinds of other male orcs, then Mitch Alexander's Tusks: ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
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Weekly Investment Analysts' Ratings Changes for Orchid Island …
At a 27% discount to 1Q15 book value and 23% discount to estimated 2Q15 book value, ORC will not issue equity and thus portfolio growth ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Maine Woods Pellet Proceeds with ORC Power Unit for Mill
SUGAR LAND--July 20, 2015--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Fuel pellet producer Maine Woods Pellet Company LLC (Athens, ... «Industrialinfo.com, Jul 15»
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ORC Technology Replaces Engine's Radiator, Offsets Radiator …
ElectraTherm utilizes Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) and proprietary technologies to generate power from low temperature heat ranging from ... «Renewable Energy Focus, Jul 15»
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Orchid Island Capital, Inc. (NYSE:ORC) Analyst Rating Update
Analysts at Zacks have given a short term rating of hold on Orchid Island Capital Inc. Com (NYSE:ORC) with a rank of 3. The shares has ... «Money Flow Index, Jul 15»

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