(~s)
1.
An ~ is a unit of weight used in Britain and the USA. There are sixteen ~s in a pound and one ~ is equal to 28.35 grams.
...four ~s of sugar.
N-COUNT: num N, oft N of n
2.
You can refer to a very small amount of something, such as a quality or characteristic, as an ~.
If only my father had possessed an ~ of business sense...
I spent every ~ of energy trying to hide.
N-SING: usu N of n
3.
see also fluid ~