| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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