TOOR

Meaning of TOOR in English

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The Bourne-Again Super-user. An alternate account with UID of 0, created on Unix machines where the root user has an inconvenient choice of shell. Compare avatar .

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TOORIE — ˈtüri noun ( -s ) Etymology: toor (Scots, alteration of English tower ) + -ie : a tassel on a …
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WINTERTHUR — /vin"teuhr toor'/ ; Ger. /vin"teuhrdd toohrdd'/ , n. a city in Zurich canton, in N Switzerland, NE of Zurich. 91,000.
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VOITURE — /vwah toor", -tyoor"/ ; Fr. /vwann tyuurdd"/ , n. , pl. voitures Fr. /-tyuurdd"/ . a carriage, wagon, or other …
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VENTURI TUBE — /ven toor"ee/ a device for measuring the flow of a fluid, consisting of a tube with a short, narrow center …
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UNTOURISTY — /un toor"i stee/ , adj. Informal. 1. not typical of a tourist: They're the most untouristy couple you ever met. …
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TURNER — turner 1 /terr"neuhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning. 2. a person …
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TURMALINE — /toor"meuh lin; -leen', terr"-/ , n. tourmaline.
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TURKU — /toor"kooh/ , n. a seaport in SW Finland. 163,400. Swedish, Åbo .
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TURKI — /terr"kee, toor"-/ , n. 1. the Turkic languages of central Asia, taken collectively. adj. 2. of or pertaining to Turki …
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TURKANA — /toor kah"neuh/ , n. , pl. Turkanas , ( esp. collectively ) Turkana for 1. 1. a member of a …
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TURION — /toor"ee on', tyoor"-/ , n. Bot. a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new …
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TURING MACHINE — /toor"ing, tyoor"-/ , Math. a hypothetical device with a set of logical rules of computation: the concept is used in …
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TURIN — /toor"in, tyoor"-, too rin", tyoo-/ , n. a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of …
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TURECK — /toor"ek, tyoor"-/ , n. Rosalyn /roz"euh lin/ , born 1914, U.S. pianist.
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TURACO — /toor"euh koh'/ , n. , pl. turacos . touraco.
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TOURTIÈRE — /toor tyair"/ , n. a Canadian, esp. French Canadian, pastry-covered pie containing minced pork or other chopped meat and various …
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TOURS — /toor/ ; Fr. /toohrdd/ , n. a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire …
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TOURNOIS — /toor nwah"/ ; Fr. /toohrdd nwann"/ , adj. (of coins) minted in Tours, France: livre tournois. [ 1400-50; tournois of …
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TOURNIQUET — /terr"ni kit, toor"-/ , n. 1. Med. , Surg. any device for arresting bleeding by forcibly compressing a blood vessel, …
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TOURNEY — /toor"nee, terr"-/ , n. , pl. tourneys , v. , tourneyed, tourneying . n. 1. a tournament. v.i. 2. to …
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TOURNEDOS — /toor"ni doh', toor'ni doh"/ ; Fr. /toohrdd neuh doh"/ , n. , pl. tournedos /-dohz', -dohz"/ ; Fr. /-doh"/ . …
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TOURMALINE — — tourmalinic /toor'meuh lin"ik/ , adj. /toor"meuh lin, -leen'/ , n. any of a group of silicate minerals of complex …
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TESSITURA — /tes'i toor"euh/ ; It. /tes'see tooh"rddah/ , n. , pl. tessituras, tessiture /-toor"ay/ ; It. /-tooh"rdde/ . the general pitch …
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SCORDATURA — /skawr'deuh toor"euh/ ; It. /skawrdd'dah tooh"rddah/ , n. , pl. scordature /-toor"ay/ ; It. /-tooh"rdde/ , scordaturas . Music. the …
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ROTURIER — /rddaw tyuu rddyay"/ ; Eng. /roh toor"ee ay', -tyoor"-/ , n. , pl. roturiers /-tyuu rddyay"/ ; Eng. /-toor"ee ayz', …
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MORITURI TE SALUTAMUS — /moh'rddi tooh"rddee te sah'looh tah"moos/ ; Eng. /mawr'i toor"uy tee sal'yooh tay"euhs, -tyoor"uy, -toor"ee, -tyoor"ee/ , Latin. we who are …
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FIORITURA — /fee awr'i toor"euh, -ohr'-/ ; It. /fyaw'rddee tooh"rddah/ , n. , pl. fioriture /-toor"ay/ ; It. /-tooh"rdde/ . Music. the …
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DETOUR — /dee"toor, di toor"/ , n. 1. a roundabout or circuitous way or course, esp. one used temporarily when the main …
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COUTURIÈRE — /kooh toor"ee euhr, -ee er'/ ; Fr. /kooh tyuu rddyerdd"/ , n. , pl. couturières /-toor"ee euhrz, -erz'/ ; Fr. …
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COUTURIER — /kooh toor"ee ay', -ee euhr, -toor"yay/ ; Fr. /kooh tyuu rddyay"/ , n. , pl. couturiers /-toor"ee ayz', -ee euhrz, …
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ACCIACCATURA — /euh chah'keuh toor"euh/ ; It. /aht chahk'kah tooh"rddah/ , n. , pl. acciaccaturas, acciaccature /-toor"ay, -toor"ee/ ; It. /-tooh"rdde/ . …
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