tor
noun
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
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tor
1 American
[tawr]
/ tɔr /
noun
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tors
plural
-tor
2
American
tor
British
/ tɔː /
noun
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a high hill, esp a bare rocky one
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a prominent rock or heap of rocks, esp on a hill
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of tor1
before 900; Middle English; Old English torr < Celtic; compare Irish tor rocky height, Welsh twr heap, pile
Origin of -tor2
< Latin -tor (stem -tōr- ), cognate with Greek -tōr (stem -tor- ), Sanskrit -tar-
Example Sentences
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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
Mr Eavis said it was at the end of that year that Mr Harkin came to Glastonbury and met Andrew Kerr, one of the festival's co-founders, walking up the tor.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2021
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
Mrs. V explains to Mom how this is exactly right tor me, and Mom, instead of being practical and sensible and thrifty like she usually is, seems to agree.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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 Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
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
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
"Tors, tors," they all repeated, unable to form the difficult English ch sound with their mouths.
From Time Magazine Archive
So do I. I suppose it’s this beautiful fresh air up among the tors, and the tramping.
From The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange Cruise by W. S. (Walter S.) Stacey
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