tor

noun

Definition of tornext
as in butte

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  1. butte
  2. bluff
  3. scar
  4. precipice
  5. cliff
  6. embankment
  7. escarpment
  8. crag
Noun
  • The $450 million carbon-neutral library blends seamlessly into the rolling buttes.
    — Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Each summer, runners carry prayers more than 50 miles from the town of Bluff, Utah, to the high country below the buttes, and the White Mesa Ute community beside the monument holds its Bear Dance each year.
    — Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Definition of butte
Noun
  • For those who missed it, Kanter and White called the WNBA's bluff by both declaring their intention to enter next year's draft within hours of each other Friday evening.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The unknown shooter had taken position on a bluff about 2 miles away on state land, just outside their jurisdiction.
    — Noah Daly August 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of bluff
Noun
  • The disease can lead to scars or lesions, which may slow or block signals from the brain.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The silky, buildable formula camouflages all things acne scars, dark circles, and other blemishes without looking thick or cakey.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of scar
Noun
  • New Salary Rules In the short-term, MLS is on the precipice of a significant shift in its business model.
    — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But fandom is growing, and the sport is on the precipice of something bigger.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of precipice
Noun
  • Avalanche deaths can also occur through blunt force trauma as the snow slides slam into people and sweep them into trees or boulders, or in some cases over cliff edges.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • However, the population of little red dots drops off a cliff at redshifts equating to less than 12 billion years ago.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of cliff
Noun
  • The truck struck a delineator post, traveled into a steep embankment, and then collided with a concrete bridge pillar.
    — Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The impact caused the Tesla to roll over down an embankment, according to court records.
    — Harry Harris, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of embankment
Noun
  • Built around a towering sandstone escarpment that rises through the centre of the property, surrounded by a deliciously cold pool, the architecture was conceived in careful negotiation with the landscape.
    — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • The tents are perched on top of escarpment with views of the TK below.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Definition of escarpment
Noun
  • Here, outdoor enthusiasts can experience the raging Potomac River and the rocky crags of Great Falls.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • But, typical of Hockney portraiture, the resulting drawings magnificently captured every crag in Auden’s impossibly craggy face.
    — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
Definition of crag
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