Tor

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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