What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Tour vs Stour - What's the difference?

tour | stour |

As a proper noun tour

is (cycling) the tour de france.

As an adjective stour is

(now|rare|outside|dialects) tall; large; stout.

As an adverb stour is

severely; strongly.

As a noun stour is

a stake or stour can be (label) an armed battle or conflict.

As a verb stour is

.

tour

English

(wikipedia tour)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) tour, tourn, from the verb torner, tourner.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
  • A guided visit to a particular place, or virtual place.
  • A journey through a given list of places, such as by an entertainer performing concerts.
  • A trip taken to another country in which several matches are played.
  • (military) A tour of duty.
  • (obsolete) A going round; a circuit.
  • * Milton
    • The bird of Jove stooped from his airy tour .
  • (obsolete) A turn; a revolution.
    • the tours of the heavenly bodies
    (Blackmore)
    Derived terms
    * (l) *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a journey; as, to tour throughout a country.
  • To make a circuit of a place

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) tor, (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) A tower.

    • Etymology 3

    See toot.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To toot a horn.

    • References

    *

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    stour

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) stoor, . Compare also (l), (l).

    Alternative forms

    * stoor, stoore, stoure, (l), (l), (l), (l), (l)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (now, rare, outside, dialects) Tall; large; stout.
  • (now, rare, outside, dialects) Strong; powerful; hardy; robust; sturdy.
    • O stronge lady stoor , what doest thou? --Chaucer.
  • (now, rare, outside, dialects) Bold; audacious.
  • (now, rare, outside, dialects) Rough in manner; stern; austere; ill-tempered.
  • (now, rare, outside, dialects, of a voice) Rough; hoarse; deep-toned; harsh.
  • (now, rare, outside, dialects, of land or cloth) Stiff; inflexible.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Severely; strongly.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) stoure, stourre, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A stake.
  • A round of a ladder.
  • A stave in the side of a wagon.
  • A large pole by which barges are propelled against the stream; a poy.

    • Etymology 3

    From (etyl) stour, . More at (storm).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) An armed battle or conflict.
  • *, Book V:
  • *:Then there began a passyng harde stoure , for the Romaynes ever wexed ever bygger.
  • *1600 , (Edward Fairfax), The (Jerusalem Delivered) of (w), XII, xv:
  • *:This pair, who past have many a dreadful stour , / And proffer now to prove this venture stout, / Alone to this attempt let them go forth, / Alone than thousands of more price and worth.
  • (label) A time of struggle or stress.
  • *, I.ii:
  • *:Then gan she waile and weepe, to see that woefull stowre .
  • Tumult, commotion; confusion.
  • A blowing or deposit of dust; dust in motion or at rest.

    • Verb

    (en verb)

    • Anagrams

    * * * * ----