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tor

/tɔː/US/toɹ/

tor noun: a craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock. Also the alternative form of tore.

tor: a craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock
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Noun (1)

tor (plural tors)

  1. A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.
    • Bursdon and Welsford were then, as now, a rolling range of dreary moors, unbroken by tor or tree, […]1855, Charles Kingsley, Westward Ho!: Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, […], volume I, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC, page 183
    • 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.1901 August – 1902 April, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Second Report of Dr. Watson”, in The Hound of the Baskervilles: Another Adventure of Sherlock Holmes, London: George Newnes, […], published 1902...
  2. (South-West England) A hill with such rock formation.
    • She had slipped the letters into her pocket next to the packet of antique documents and had taken an umbrella—as the sky was ominous out over the distant tors—and strolled around the manor house and down the road toward the village.2008, Lydia Joyce, Shadows of the Night, Signet Eclipse, →ISBN, page 242

Noun (2) capitalized: TOR

TOR pl (plural only)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism, plural, plural-only) Initialism of terms of reference.
    Synonyms:
    TofR
  2. (abbreviation, initialism, plural, plural-only) Initialism of transcript of records, an official record of a student's or graduate's academic achievements at the college or university level, including all courses taken, grades earned, and credits.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: TOR

TOR

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Toronto.

Noun (3) capitalized: ToR

ToR (uncountable)

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of transcript of records.
  2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of terms of reference.
    • What I am seeing is governance committees (and therefore, whole Boards) being exposed to risk through the ‘cut n paste’ development of their ToR.2024 August, David Hammond, “Chief executive performance committees”, in LG: New Zealand Local Government, volume 61, →ISSN, page 32
    Synonyms:
    TofR
  3. (symbol) Symbol for tons of refrigeration.
    Synonyms:
    TR, RT

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Tor

IPA/tɔːɹ/US/tɔɹ/

Tor

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of The Onion Routing, an implementation of second-generation onion routing.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Tor

IPA/tɔːɹ/US/tɔɹ/

Tor

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of Toronto.

Also used as

tor is also the alternative form of tore.

tor meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu

tor in Hindi

टोर, टॉर

tor in Marathi

टॉर, टोर

tor in Bengali

টর, টোর

tor in Telugu

టోర్, టార్
More languagesFewer languages
tor in Malayalam
ടോർ
tor in Kannada
ಟೋರ್, ಟಾರ್
tor in Punjabi
ਟੋਰ, ਟੌਰ, ਟੋਅਰ
tor in Gujarati
ટોર, ટૉર, ટોર્
tor in Odia
ଟୋର୍
tor in Nepali
टोर, टोर्

Synonyms of tor

Forms of tor

Noun
pluraltors
Adjective
comparativemore tor
superlativemost tor
Proper noun
alternative formTor.
alternative formTor
alternative formtor
alternative formTOR
alternative formT.O.R.
alternative formTOR.

Plural of tor: tors

Origin of tor

From Middle English tor, torr-, from Old English torr, tor (“a high rock, lofty hill, tower”), possibly from Proto-Celtic, compare Old Welsh *tor (“hill”); ultimately from Latin turris (“tower”), from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), τύρσις (túrsis, “tower”), of non-Indo-European origin. Cognate with Cornish tor, Scottish Gaelic tòrr, Welsh twr, Irish tor, French tor, and Romansh tor/tur/tuor; the first four are Celtic (from Latin turris), the last two directly from Latin turris (from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis) and τύρσις (túrsis)). It is not clear whether the Celtic forms were borrowed from Old English or vice versa. Doublet of tourelle, tower, and turret.

Acronym of The Onion Routing.

Clipping of Toronto.

Words formed from tor

Words that rhyme with tor

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Questions about tor

What does tor mean?
Tor means a craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.
What is tor in Hindi?
Tor in Hindi is टोर, टॉर. See Tor meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is tor?
Tor can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce tor?
Tor is pronounced /tɔː/ (UK).
What is the plural of tor?
The plural of tor is tors.

Words near tor in the dictionary

  1. toquilla
  2. toquilla palm
  3. toquilla palms
  4. toquillas
  5. toquis
  6. tor
  7. Tor Tiv
  8. Tor-bul
  9. tora
  10. tora hartebeest
  11. tora tora

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tor (page history and authors); TOR (page history and authors); ToR (page history and authors); Tor (page history and authors); tor (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tor (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tor (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tor (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tor (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tor (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tor (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tor (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tor (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tor (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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