a high hill, esp a bare rocky one
a prominent rock or heap of rocks, esp on a hill
before 900; Middle English; Old English torr < Celtic; compare Irish tor rocky height, Welsh twr heap, pile
< Latin -tor (stem -tōr- ), cognate with Greek -tōr (stem -tor- ), Sanskrit -tar-
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It is just a very subtle difference, but I still truly believe this England squad have the personnel to win trophies and to be able to do that they have tor recognise scenarios of dominance.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2025
They’re again the reason this defense should be one of the Commanders’ biggest strengths in their effort tor return to the playoffs.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
But it was important enough tor Taylor that he mentioned it in the fifth paragraph of his opening statement.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2019
But tor the women here, there’s a feeling that the line between paranoia and credible fear has been erased.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2018
Clay- tor s demanding, rapid-fire instruction had laid the foundation both for the content of the work at hand and for its intensity.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
Regrā′ter, -tor, a huckster who buys and sells provisions in the same fair; Regrā′ting.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
See -ter, -ther. -tor, the agent, as conductor.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Thou wast the daughter of my tu- -tor, law professor at the U- -niversity of Gottingen, -niversity of Gottingen.
From History of English Humour, Vol. 2 by L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan
There’s plenty to love about “Blood of My Blood,” especially a return to the 18th century Highlands, with tartans, castles and craggy tors aplenty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
From tree-topped tors to man-made monoliths, people shared with BBC News their particular sights - and sites - that means the trip is nearing its end.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2017
Their inves- tors, usually a combination of larger money-management firms and wealthy individuals, presented them with billions of dollars to trade.
From MSNBC ● Jun. 4, 2014
Sena tors and congressmen from the northwest flayed the juncture of these two roads, insisted that it would reduce competition in that territory to the vanishing point.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tors of the west of England are of this nature.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
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