tor

3 definitions found

tor - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tor \Tor\, n. [AS. torr; cf. Gael. torr. Cf. Tower.]
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     1. A tower; a turret. [R.] --Ray.
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     2. High-pointed hill; a rocky pinnacle. [Prov. Eng.]
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              A rolling range of dreary moors, unbroken by tor or
              tree.                                 --C. Kingsley.
        [1913 Webster] Torace

tor - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  tor
      n 1: a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
      2: a high rocky hill

tor - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "tor":
     Everest, Olympus, alp, crest, hilltop, hump, knoll,
     lofty mountains, lofty peak, mount, mountain, mountaintop, peak,
     pic, pico, pike, pinnacle, point, precipice, spur, summit,
     the wooded mountains, towering alps