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- [tawr]
- /tɔr/
- /tɔː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tawr]
- /tɔr/
Definitions of tor word
- noun tor a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill. 1
- noun tor pile of rocks, stone mound 1
- noun tor player's token in hopscotch 1
- noun tor a high hill, esp a bare rocky one 0
- noun tor a prominent rock or heap of rocks, esp on a hill 0
- noun tor a high, rocky hill 0
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Origin of tor
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English torr < Celtic; compare Irish tor rocky height, Welsh twr heap, pile
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Parts of speech for Tor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tor
noun tor
- butte — an isolated steep-sided flat-topped hill
- conspicuity — conspicuousness
- crag — A crag is a steep rocky cliff or part of a mountain.
- crags — the neck, throat, or craw.
- downs — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
Antonyms for tor
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