Used in a Sentence

ogres

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ogres.

Editorial note

To me, middleware is like an onion (just like ogres!): each layer is a wrapper around the previous one.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A city in central Latvia.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ogres gathered in one view.

noun

A city in central Latvia.

noun

(mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.

noun

(figuratively) A cruel person.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ogres.

noun

A city in central Latvia.

noun

(mythology) A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.

noun

(figuratively) A cruel person.

Example sentences

1

To me, middleware is like an onion (just like ogres!): each layer is a wrapper around the previous one.

2

Pr ogres in physics has now become so incremental and slow; all the low hanging fruit has long been picked.

3

Shrek tells us that ogres are like onions, but if you peel all the layers off an onion it vanishes.

4

Employers are viewed as ogres, staff as tools or even participants in ogre-ness.

5

For me it's not so much about shitting on game devs as it is about shitting on the ogres that run game companies.

6

Orc I think was original to Tolkien, but derived from Old English for giants and ogres.

7

Please stop treating these awesome people like some kind of authoritarian ogres.

8

They give your studio money at the beginning of a development process, and that entitles them to be utter ogres about schedules and ship dates.

9

They behaved like misogynistic ogres and I can vividly imagine those people laugh about this.

10

Which is why I favor calling them patent ogres, not patent trolls.

11

There would also be ogres dying and explosions and battle music and such related to the efficiency of your algorithm--you know, actual gameplay mechanics, like our other levels.

12

None of the ogres or trolls are mapped in my neighborhood either, nor are there any ships falling off the map in to a pit of monsters, lame.

Proper noun examples

1

Like onions and Ogres, my email defense is in layers.

2

> Good Cybersecurity is a lot like Ogres.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ogres in a sentence?

To me, middleware is like an onion (just like ogres!): each layer is a wrapper around the previous one.

What does ogres mean?

A city in central Latvia.

What part of speech is ogres?

ogres is commonly used as noun.