10-Letter Words Containing TOR

Here's the list of all the 775 10-Letter Words Containing TOR in the English Language.

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historical
1. of or relating to the study of history
2. used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
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monitoring
1. the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it)
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laboratory
1. a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
2. a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation
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regulatory
1. restricting according to rules or principles
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contractor
1. someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
2. the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
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calculator
1. an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
2. a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations; can be mechanical or electronic
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instructor
1. a person whose occupation is teaching
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motorcycle
1. ride a motorcycle
2. a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
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repository
1. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
2. a person to whom a secret is entrusted
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translator
1. a person who translates written messages from one language to another
2. someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
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distortion
1. a change for the worse
2. a shape resulting from distortion
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equatorial
1. of or relating to or at an equator
2. of or relating to conditions at the geographical equator
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auditorium
1. the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
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competitor
1. the contestant you hope to defeat
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prosecutor
1. a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
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descriptor
1. the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
2. a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system
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aggregator
1. a person who collects things
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terminator
1. someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
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transistor
1. a semiconductor device capable of amplification
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trajectory
1. the path followed by an object moving through space
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originator
1. someone who creates new things
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depository
1. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
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arbitrator
1. someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
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integrator
1. a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure
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ambulatory
1. relating to or adapted for walking
2. able to walk about
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storefront
1. the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows
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oscillator
1. generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
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electorate
1. the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
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proprietor
1. (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
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obligatory
1. morally or legally constraining or binding
2. required by obligation or compulsion or convention
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inhibitory
1. restrictive of action
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legislator
1. someone who makes or enacts laws
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moratorium
1. a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
2. suspension of an ongoing activity
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rhetorical
1. of or relating to rhetoric
2. given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
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victorious
1. having won
2. experiencing triumph
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eliminator
1. an agent that eliminates something
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refractory
1. not responding to treatment
2. temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to a process or stimulus
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brainstorm
1. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
2. try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
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alternator
1. an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
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respirator
1. a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
2. a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases
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duplicator
1. apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material
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applicator
1. a device for applying a substance
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defamatory
1. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
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negotiator
1. someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
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ventilator
1. a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air
2. a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
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carburetor
1. mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
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prehistory
1. the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word
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derogatory
1. expressive of low opinion
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prospector
1. someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
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progenitor
1. an ancestor in the direct line
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benefactor
1. a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
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transitory
1. lasting a very short time
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liquidator
1. a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
2. (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties
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expository
1. serving to expound or set forth
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excitatory
1. (of drugs e.g.) able to excite or stimulate
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senatorial
1. of or relating to senators
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storehouse
1. a depository for goods
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enumerator
1. someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes
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attenuator
1. an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal
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promontory
1. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)
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motorcoach
1. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
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fabricator
1. someone who tells lies
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inquisitor
1. a questioner who is excessively harsh
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propagator
1. someone who propagates plants (as under glass)
2. someone who spreads the news
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thermistor
1. a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit
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curatorial
1. of or relating to a curator or the duties of a curator
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torrential
1. relating to or resulting from the action of a torrent
2. resembling a torrent in force and abundance
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praetorian
1. of or relating to a Roman praetor
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tortellini
1. small ring-shaped stuffed pasta
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expiratory
1. of or relating to the breathing out phase of respiration
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peremptory
1. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
2. not allowing contradiction or refusal
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collimator
1. a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one
2. optical device consisting of a tube containing a convex achromatic lens at one end and a slit at the other with the slit at the focus of the lens; light rays leave the slit as a parallel beam
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procurator
1. a person authorized to act for another
2. (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
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compositor
1. one who sets written material into type
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amendatory
1. effecting amendment
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cultivator
1. someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil
2. a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)
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instigator
1. someone who deliberately foments trouble
2. a person who initiates a course of action
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protractor
1. drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles
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speculator
1. someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
2. someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
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torchlight
1. light from a torch or torches
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commutator
1. switch for reversing the direction of an electric current
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syndicator
1. a businessman who forms a syndicate
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revelatory
1. (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly
2. prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom
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sanatorium
1. a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases
2. pejorative terms for an insane asylum
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10-Letter Words Containing TOR