Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Great; large; strong; mighty.
- Stiff; hard; harsh.
- Austere; harsh; severe; violent; turbulent: said of persons or their words or actions.
- Harsh; deep-toned.
- noun Stir; bustle; agitation; contention.
- noun Dust in motion; hence, also, dust at rest.
- noun A gush of water.
- noun Spray.
- noun A sufficient quantity of yeast for brewing.
- noun A Middle English form of
store . - To move; stir.
- To move actively; keep stirring.
- To rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc.
- To stir up, as liquor.
- Hence To pour; especially, to pour leisurely out of any vessel held high.
- To sprinkle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Obs. or Scot. Strong; powerful; hardy; bold; audacious.
- intransitive verb Prov. Eng. To rise in clouds, as dust.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive To
move ;stir . - verb intransitive To move actively; keep stirring.
- verb intransitive To
rise up in clouds, as smoke, dust, etc. - verb transitive To
stir up , as liquor. - verb transitive To
pour ; pour leisurely out of any vessel held high. - verb transitive To
sprinkle . - noun Stir;
bustle ;agitation ;contention . - noun
Dust in motion, hence also dust at rest. - noun A
gush of water. - noun
Spray . - noun A sufficient quanitiy of
yeast for brewing. - adjective
Great ;large ;strong ;mighty . - adjective
Stiff ;hard ;harsh . - adjective (of persons)
Austere ;harsh ;severe ;violent ;turbulent . - adjective (of the voice) Harsh; deep-toned.
Etymologies
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Examples
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For a whiff of wind has blown the "stoor" aside, disclosing not a drove of buffaloes, but instead a troop of horses, at the same time showing them to have riders on their backs, as the hunters can perceive Indians.
The Death Shot A Story Retold Mayne Reid 1850
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The trackers had already ridden far out, and were advancing, half concealed by the cloud of black "stoor" flung up from the heels of their horses.
The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse Mayne Reid 1850
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Ai has wun ob dem grayt big jarz ob dill pikklols u gets at teh wayrhaus stoor samz klub.
I goes to grocery store - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Kitteh maiks shoor himz nawt goin bak tu teh stoor.
Don’t use dis kitteh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Howeber, hoomin will go baik tu stoor tu buys gushifud adn elebentymillyawn otter tings fur meetin kittehs needz.
Don’t use dis kitteh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Ai wantz 2 shop at teh furniture stoor dat sellz deeze couches.
i has a cozy - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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‘O, there’s such a stoor, Mrs. Newberry and Mr. Stockdale!
Wessex Tales 2006
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And my hands puckered from clorox and as i mopped my way across the stoor i began to wonder what in the hell i was really doing there after 8 hours of a serious job.
i-claudius Diary Entry i-claudius 2002
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"What in the name of common sense is the matter with you?" said he, gettin 'up, an' shakin 'the stoor aff his hat.
My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond
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When wi 'an eldritch stoor' quaick, quaick, '[weird, harsh]
Robert Burns How To Know Him William Allan Neilson 1907
bilby commented on the word stoor
Scots - dust.
December 19, 2007