NOUN | act | tour, circuit | a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area |
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time | tour, go, spell, turn | a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else) | |
time | tour, enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour | a period of time spent in military service | |
VERB | motion | tour | make a tour of a certain place |
Sounds | tuh'r | |
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Rhymes | allure ... Ur: 39 rhymes with uhr... |
Meaning | A journey or route all the way around a particular place or area. | |
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Example | "they took an extended tour of Europe" | |
Synonym | circuit | |
Narrower | grand tour | A sightseeing tour of a building or institution |
grand tour | An extended cultural / cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education | |
itineration | journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing | |
package tour, package holiday | A tour arranged by a travel agent | |
pub crawl | A tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop) | |
walkabout | A walking trip or tour | |
whistle-stop tour | A tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns / towns are visited | |
Broader | journey, journeying | The act of traveling from one place to another |
Spanish | circuito, gira, periplo, tour | |
Catalan | circuit, gira, viatge | |
Nouns | tourist | someone who travels for pleasure |
Verbs | tour | make a tour of a certain place |
Meaning | A time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else). | |
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Synonyms | go, spell, turn | |
Broader | shift, work shift, duty period | The time period during which you are at work |
Spanish | tanda, turno | |
Catalan | tanda, torn |
Meaning | A period of time spent in military service. | |
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Synonyms | enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty, duty tour | |
Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
Spanish | alistamiento, enrolamiento, misión, período de servicio, período, turno |
Meaning | make a tour of a certain place. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "We toured the Provence this summer" | |
Narrower | take the road | Give theatrical performances while traveling from town to town |
visit, see | Go to see a place, as for entertainment | |
Broader | travel, journey | undertake a journey or trip |
Spanish | hacer un tour, ir de gira, recorrer | |
Catalan | anar de viatge, fer una gira, fer un tour | |
Nouns | tour | a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area |
tourist, tourer | someone who travels for pleasure |
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