tor

noun

Definition of tornext
as in butte

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tor
  1. butte
  2. bluff
  3. hogback
  4. scar
  5. precipice
  6. cliff
  7. crag
  8. scarp
Noun
  • Follow the Big Park Loops signs for a four mile circumnavigation of the butte.
    Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The jagged shadows of buttes and spires disappeared and reappeared, a merry-go-round of angles cast on to the cascading rocks cradling the Colorado River.
    Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of butte
Noun
  • Good rattling/grunting setup: Wind in your face and rock bluff or stream at your back.
    Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • At the eastern tip of the Hamptons on Long Island, the Stone House in Montauk sits on 3.2 secluded acres near the edge of a 70-foot bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bluff
Noun
  • The power lines that are perched on the property, its water scarcity, and the fact that Thunder Valley is surrounded on the hogback by trails and open space means it likely won’t be overrun by a housing development anytime soon.
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 8 June 2024
  • The complex sits downhill from the main part of town along a hogback ridge and has its own parking lot.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Definition of hogback
Noun
  • The growth of the competitive industry is palpable nationwide, across communities that still bear historic scars inflicted in part by that same industry.
    Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
  • This is a useful and thoughtful gift for gardeners tired of sporting itchy scars after a day in the yard.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of scar
Noun
  • The director of Google DeepMind, the tech giant’s formidable AI lab, recognized the Swedish area code on his phone and froze, unable to believe what was on the precipice of happening.
    Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • As crises become more common and intense, the role leaders play in pulling states away from the precipice of war becomes increasingly important.
    Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of precipice
Noun
  • The one at Land’s End is perhaps most famous, near the mist and crying seabirds of the Golden Gate (just don’t approach the cliffs).
    Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Snow blankets the dramatic cliffs, some mountain passes are closed, and ferry services are limited.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of cliff
Noun
  • If Perez is at the top of the local pecking order, the young climbers who flock to Bishop from around the globe to train on world-class crags in Buttermilk Country and the Owens River Gorge are near the bottom.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
  • And this month, the soaring crag delivers top-notch comet watching, too.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of crag
Noun
  • Surrounding that is the environmental protective garment (EPG), the heavy, visible, outer covering of the suit that protects the astronauts from cuts and punctures on a lunar terrain that bristles with jagged rocks and scarps.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The Juno mission, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, has been studying Europa more closely still, documenting ice walls, scarps, and ridges, all suggestive of a surface in constant motion.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of scarp
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