TOR

tor

(noun) a high rocky hill

tor

(noun) a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Proper noun

Tor

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

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Tor

Abbreviation of Toronto.

Anagrams

• ORT, OTR, ROT, RTO, TRO, ort, rot

Etymology 1

Noun

tor (plural tors)

(geology) A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.

(South-West England) A hill with such rock formation.

(UK, dialect) A tower; a turret.

Etymology 2

Adjective

tor (comparative more tor, superlative most tor)

Alternative form of tore ("hard, difficult; strong; rich").

Anagrams

• ORT, OTR, ROT, RTO, TRO, ort, rot

Noun

TOR

(management) Initialism of terms of reference.

Proper noun

TOR

Abbreviation of Toronto.

Anagrams

• ORT, OTR, ROT, RTO, TRO, ort, rot

Source: Wiktionary


Tor, n. Etym: [AS. torr; cf. Gael. torr. Cf. Tower.]

1. A tower; a turret. [R.] Ray.

2. High-pointed hill; a rocky pinnacle. [Prov. Eng.] A rolling range of dreary moors, unbroken by tor or tree. C. Kingsley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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