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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STOUR

From Old French estour armed combat, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German sturmstorm.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STOUR

stour  [staʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STOUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stour is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stour

Stour may refer to: ▪ A number of rivers; see River Stour ▪ HMS Stour, a Royal Navy River-class destroyer purchased in 1909 ▪ Stour-class destroyer, the sub-class of Royal Navy destroyers of which HMS Stour was the lead ship ▪ Stour, a canalboat at the Black Country Living Museum, England...

Definition of stour in the English dictionary

The definition of stour in the dictionary is turmoil or conflict. Other definition of stour is dust; a cloud of dust.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STOUR


cauliflower
ˈkɒlɪˌflaʊə
empower
ɪmˈpaʊə
flour
ˈflaʊə
flower
ˈflaʊə
horsepower
ˈhɔːsˌpaʊə
hour
aʊə
hydropower
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌpaʊə
kowtower
ˌkaʊˈtaʊə
manpower
ˈmænˌpaʊə
minitower
ˈmɪnɪˌtaʊə
our
aʊə
out-tower
ˌaʊtˈtaʊə
overtower
ˌəʊvəˈtaʊə
power
ˈpaʊə
shower
ˈʃaʊə
sour
ˈsaʊə
sunflower
ˈsʌnˌflaʊə
tower
ˈtaʊə
twenty-four-hour
ˈtwɛntɪˌfɔːʳˈaʊə
watchtower
ˈwɒtʃˌtaʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STOUR

stotting
stound
stoup
Stourbridge
Stourhead
stoury
stoush
stoushie
stout
stout-heartedly
stouten
stouth
stouthearted
stoutheartedness
stoutherie
stouthrief
stoutish
stoutly
stoutness
stoutness of heart

WORDS THAT END LIKE STOUR

conducted tour
contour
Cook´s tour
cycling tour
detour
ecotour
Fantin-Latour
grand tour
guided tour
Latour
magical mystery tour
mystery tour
notour
package tour
retour
santour
study tour
tour
tregetour
walking tour

Synonyms and antonyms of stour in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stour» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STOUR

Find out the translation of stour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stour» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斯图尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

stour
570 millions of speakers

English

stour
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Stour
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ستور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Стаур
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

stour
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Stour
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

stour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stour
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stour
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ストゥール川
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

stour
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stour
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Stour
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stour
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

stour
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Stour
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Stour
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Стаур
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Stour
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

stour
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Stour
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

stour
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

stour
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stour

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STOUR»

The term «stour» is regularly used and occupies the 73.501 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STOUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stour» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stour

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOUR»

Discover the use of stour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Biggings, Papa Stour, Shetland: The History and ...
This study of a royal Norwegian farm on the Shetland island of Papa Stour was inspired by a document of 1299 recording the meeting between a Norwegian royal official and a woman who had accused him of treachery to his royal master.
Beverley Ballin Smith, Norske videnskaps-akademi, Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1999
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Stour Valley Railway Through Time: Clare to Shelford & ...
Bartlow. (Stour. Valley). Very early GER view of Bartlow station, taken from the goods yard, showing the station signal box and station buildings on the left of the view. The LNER were always looking for ways to save costs and this was ...
Andy T. Wallis, 2013
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Reports from Commissioners
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Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1864
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Reports from Committees
8hipston-on- Stour. Shipston-on- Stour. Shipston-on- 8tour. Shipston-on- Stour. S !iipston-on- Stour. 8hipston-on- Stour. Shipston-on- Stour. Shipston-on- Stour. Shipston-on- Stour. Shipston-on- Stour. Ships ton-on- Slour. Shipston-on- Stour.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1865
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Knight's Excursion Companion
Thanet is now separated from the mainland only by the narrow channels of the Stour, one of which, scareely discernible, runs through the marshes to the aestuary of the Thames at Reculver; and the other, in rather a copious stream, enters the ...
Charles Knight, 1851
6
The Rough Guide to Britain
The valley is dotted with lovely little 2. villages, where rickety, half-timbered Tudor houses and elegant Georgian Q dwellings cluster around medieval churches. The Stour's prettiest villages are concentrated along its lower reaches — to the ...
Matthew Teller, 2004
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A Henry Fielding Companion
By the terms of his grandfather's will, a sizable farm at East Stour, Dorset, was left to Sarah, HF's mother, and her children; Edmund Fielding, her husband, was expressly excluded from ownership of the property. In 1710 the Fielding family ...
Martin C. Battestin, 2000
8
Walking in Kent
Distance 51 miles/82km Start Lenham finish Shell Ness, Pegwell Bay Maps OS Explorer 137 &1501:25,000 Guidebook Stour Valley Walk by Veronica Litten ( KCC) Following the Great Stour from its source to the sea, this is a delightful walk,  ...
Kev Reynolds, 2010
9
Devonian Volcanism: Cheviot Hills, Devonian Volcanoes, Ben ...
Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 84. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
LLC Books, 2010
10
Walking in Dorset
Continue past the church, ignoring the sign immediately afterwards pointing along the footpath to West Stour and turn left into the next gate, heading west, down the hill with Stour Provost visible on the far side of the valley. You reach the  ...
James Roberts, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stour is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stour at foot of table as poor form continues
Stour can claim to be on top in the first half as the home side crawled to 139-5 off 43 overs. But high winds struck in the latter part of the innings to negate Stour's ... «Dudley News, Jun 15»
2
Anglers want answers over recent River Stour fish deaths
A number of fish deaths in the River Stour has raised concerns over a repeat of last ... An entire fish population died from a lack of oxygen in Stour Brook near ... «Suffolk Free Press, May 15»
3
Kent Fire and Rescue Service frees woman with fingers trapped in …
She was in the hall at Ashford's Stour Centre waiting for her Fight Klub class to begin when she lent back on a wall and found herself stuck. A metal railing that ... «Kent Online, May 15»
4
Stourbridge snapper captures moody River Stour
The retired industrial photographer from Wollaston has captured the River Stour in all its glory from its source in the Clent Hills to Stourport where it joins the ... «Stourbridge News, Apr 15»
5
Concern at plan to farm mussels on River Stour
MUSSELS could be farmed on the River Stour, if a five-year trial gets the go-ahead. Wash Mussels Limited has applied for an order from the Department for ... «Gazette, Mar 15»
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How can we enhance River Stour - one of East Anglia's best-loved …
Will Akast of The Environment Agency leads a walk along the River Stour in Langham as part of a joint conference on the management of waterways. «East Anglian Daily Times, Feb 15»
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Stourbridge RFC 23 Broadstreet RFC 17: Stour should have had a …
The record books will show a Stour win over their Coventry rivals but not the fact it could – and should – have been a much more comfortable outing for the home ... «Birmingham Mail, Feb 15»
8
Driver dies in Shipston-on-Stour crash
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 25-year-old man died in a collision in Shipston-on-Stour. It happened at about 5.55pm on Tuesday, December 23 at ... «Banbury Guardian, Dec 14»
9
Stourbridge RFC 62 Stockport 7: Neil Mitchell hails 'best Stour show'
A nine-try demolition of National League 1 North strugglers Stockport should have restored some confidence to a Stour side which has lost five of its last six ... «Birmingham Mail, Nov 14»
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John Constable painting transferred to public ownership in lieu of …
Willy Lott's House from the Stour (The Valley Farm) is the same cottage seen from a different angle in Constable's most famous painting, the slightly later The ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»

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