or
/ɔr/
conjunction
- Used to connect alternatives or choices.
- Would you like tea or coffee?
- We can go to the park or stay home and watch a movie.
- You can pay by cash or credit card.
- Used to introduce a synonym or explanation of a preceding word or phrase.
- The company is based in the capital, or Washington, D.C.
- He suffers from arachnophobia, or fear of spiders.
- The event is a gala, or a formal celebration.
- Used to indicate a consequence or result of not doing something (often with 'else' implied).
- Finish your homework, or you can't play video games.
- Hurry up, or you'll miss the bus.
- Wear a coat, or you'll catch a cold.
Antonyms
noun
- A logical operator that returns true if at least one of its operands is true (in computing and logic).
- The circuit uses an OR gate to output a signal if either input is on.
- In programming, the OR operator is used to combine two conditions.
- You can use the OR function in spreadsheet formulas to test multiple criteria.
- A gold color or tincture in heraldry.
- The family crest featured a lion or on a field of azure.
- The shield was divided into sections of or and gules.
- In heraldic descriptions, 'or' means gold.