tor
/ˈtɔɹ/
noun
Familiar
1.n.a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
2.n.a high rocky hill
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tor and tore are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. tor means “a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill”. tore means “commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column”. tore is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈtɔɹ/
1.n.a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
2.n.a high rocky hill
/ˈtɔɹ/
1.n.commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
| tor | tore | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɔɹ/ | /ˈtɔɹ/ |
| Said | tawr | tawr |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 3 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun |
| Senses | 2 | 1 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | torus |