Definition of TORE

tore

Meanings

Plural: tores

Noun

  • commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
  • Alternative form of torus.
  • The surface described by the circumference of a circle revolving about a straight line in its own plane.
  • The solid enclosed by such a surface; an anchor ring.
  • The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and spring.

Verb

  • separate or cause to separate abruptly
  • to separate or be separated by force
  • move quickly and violently
    • "The car tore down the street"
  • strip of feathers
  • fill with tears or shed tears
  • simple past of tear (“rip, rend, speed”).
  • past participle of tear (“rip, rend, speed”)

Adj

  • Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.
  • Strong, sturdy; great, massive.
  • Full; rich.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tor, tore, toor, from Old Norse tor- (“hard, difficult, wrong, bad”, prefix), from Proto-Germanic *tuz- (“hard, difficult, wrong, bad”), from Proto-Indo-European *dus- (“bad, ill, difficult”). Cognate with Old High German zur- (“mis-”, prefix), Gothic 𐍄𐌿𐌶- (tuz-, “hard, difficult”, prefix), Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad, ill, difficult”, prefix). More at dys-.

Scrabble Score: 4

tore is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
tore is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tore is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 4

tore is a valid Words With Friends word