Tore vs Ore - What's the difference?
tore | ore |
(dialectal, or, obsolete) Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.
(dialectal, or, obsolete) Strong, sturdy; great, massive.
(dialectal, or, obsolete) Full; rich.
(tear) (rip, rend, speed).
(architecture)
(geometry) 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.
Rock that contains utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems which—at the time of the rock's evaluation and proposal for extraction—are able to be separated from its neighboring minerals and processed at a cost that does not exceed those materials' present-day economic values.
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As nouns the difference between tore and ore
is that tore is alternative form of lang=en while ore is rock that contains utilitarian materials; primarily a rock containing metals or gems which—at the time of the rock's evaluation and proposal for extraction—are able to be separated from its neighboring minerals and processed at a cost that does not exceed those materials' present-day economic values.As an adjective tore
is hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.As a verb tore
is simple past of tear (rip, rend, speed).tore
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l)Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* (l)Etymology 2
Verb
(head)Usage notes
* The past tense of the other verb (tear), meaning "produce liquid from the eyes", is (teared).Etymology 3
See torus.Noun
(en noun)Etymology 4
Probably from the root of tear; compare Welsh word for a break or cut.Anagrams
* English irregular simple past forms ----ore
English
(wikipedia ore)Noun
Subtle effects, passage=Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated.}}
