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adj
Alternative form of tore ("hard, difficult; strong; rich").
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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name
Abbreviation of Toronto.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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name
Abbreviation of The Onion Routing, an implementation of second-generation onion routing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
A hill with such rock formation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: South-West England
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noun
Initialism of terms of reference.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only
Topics: management
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Synonyms: ToR, TofR
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noun
Initialism of transcript of records, an official record of a student's or graduate's academic achievements at the college or university level, including all courses taken, grades earned, and credits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only
Topics: education
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noun
Initialism of transcript of records.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Symbol for tons of refrigeration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, symbol, uncountable
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Synonyms: TR, RT
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noun
a high rocky hill
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hill
noun
a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
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Broader terms: rock, stone
History
Acronym of The Onion Routing.
Clipping of Toronto.
From Middle English tor, torr-, from Old English torr, tor (“a high rock, lofty hill, tower”), possibly from Proto-Celtic, compare Old Welsh *tor (“hill”); ultimately from Latin turris (“tower”), from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), τύρσις (túrsis, “tower”), of non-Indo-European origin. Cognate with Cornish tor, Scottish Gaelic tòrr, Welsh twr, Irish tor, French tor, and Romansh tor/tur/tuor; the first four are Celtic (from Latin turris), the last two directly from Latin turris (from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis) and τύρσις (túrsis)). It is not clear whether the Celtic forms were borrowed from Old English or vice versa. Doublet of tourelle, tower, and turret.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
