Complete Definition of "tor"

see|Tor|tör|-tor
English

Etymology
AS. torr; cf. Gaelic torr. Cf. tower.

Pronunciation
IPA|/t�ɹ/ WEAE

Noun
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en-noun

  1. A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill.
  2. context|SouthWest? England A hill.

Quotations
<BLOCKQUOTE>
The moon was low upon the right, and the jagged pinnacle of a granite tor
stood up against the lower curve of its silver disc.<BR>
&mdash;A. Conan Doyle in The Hound of the Baskervilles
</blockquote>


Dutch

Noun
tor m (plural: torren, diminutive: torretje)

  1. beetle

Category:Dutch nouns


Hungarian

Noun
tor

  1. thorax
  2. meal (ceremonial meal held after funerals)

Category:Hungarian nouns


Irish

Noun
tor m

  1. bush

Declension
ga noun m1|t|or|oir

Category:Irish nouns

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