Tour - English meaning

noun

A task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study.

Usage examples:

A homework assignment

An undertaking that you have been told to perform

noun

A particular job or responsibility given to you

Usage examples:

[ c ] the homework assignment was to read chapter 2 in our history book.

verb

Sail about in an area without a precise destination, especially for pleasure.

Usage examples:

They were cruising off the california coast

noun

A voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure or as a holiday and usually calling in at several places.

Usage examples:

A cruise down the nile

verb

To travel at a continuous speed

Usage examples:

The plane is cruising at 240 knots., we went cruising around downtown on friday night., a caribbean…

noun

A moral or legal obligation; a responsibility.

Usage examples:

It's my duty to uphold the law

noun

A responsibility to do something because it is legally or morally right to do it

Usage examples:

Every lawyer has a strong sense of duty and responsibility., a duty to do sth they have a duty to e…

noun

A short journey or trip, especially one taken as a leisure activity.

Usage examples:

An excursion to london zoo

noun

A short trip usually made for pleasure, often by a group of people

Usage examples:

My class is going on an excursion to niagara falls.

noun

A journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, research, or war.

Usage examples:

An expedition to the jungles of the orinoco

noun

A long, organized trip for a particular purpose, or the people, vehicles, or ships making such a trip

Usage examples:

A military expedition

noun

Speed in doing something

Usage examples:

We will deal with your order with the greatest possible expedition.

verb

Travel through (an unfamiliar area) in order to learn about it.

Usage examples:

He explored the fontainebleau forest

verb

To travel to a new place to learn about it or become familiar with it

Usage examples:

[ t ] they set out to explore the city., we have to explore new ways to market our products., many …

noun

A lump of a semi-liquid substance.

Usage examples:

Thick globs of mozzarella cheese

noun

A short excursion or journey made for pleasure.

Usage examples:

Her regular jaunts to europe

verb

Go on a short journey for pleasure.

Usage examples:

They went jaunting through ireland

noun

An act of travelling from one place to another.

Usage examples:

An eight-hour train journey

verb

Travel somewhere.

Usage examples:

They journeyed south

noun

A trip, esp. over a long period or a great distance

Usage examples:

He was planning a six-week journey to china., as we journeyed north, the weather improved.

noun

An extravagant trip or celebration, in particular one enjoyed by a government official at public expense.

Usage examples:

The latest row over city council junkets

verb

Attend or go on a trip or celebration at public expense.

Usage examples:

The mayor junketed off to christchurch for a cricket match last week

noun

An unnecessary trip by a government official which is paid for with public money

Usage examples:

The senator is off on another junket to hawaii at taxpayers’ expense.

noun

A trip taken for pleasure, especially one lasting a day or less.

Usage examples:

A family outing to weston-super-mare

verb

Reveal the sexual or gender identity of (a person).

noun

A short trip, taken for pleasure or entertainment

Usage examples:

A family outing, an outing to the beach

noun

A journey, especially a long or meandering one.

Usage examples:

She kept aunt ilsa company on her peregrinations

noun

A long journey in which you travel to various different places, especially on foot

noun

An expedition to observe or hunt animals in their natural habitat, especially in east africa.

Usage examples:

One week on safari

noun

A trip to watch, photograph, or hunt wild animals in their natural environment

Usage examples:

For his vacation, he plans to go on safari in kenya.

verb

Move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance.

Usage examples:

A team from the power company came to shift the cables away from the house

noun

A slight change in position, direction, or tendency.

Usage examples:

A shift in public opinion

verb

Move very slightly

verb

Write or name the letters that form (a word) in correct sequence.

Usage examples:

Dolly spelled her name

noun

A form of words used as a magical charm or incantation.

Usage examples:

A spell is laid on the door to prevent entry

verb

Allow (someone) to rest briefly by taking their place in an activity.

Usage examples:

I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel

verb

Supply a very ungenerous or inadequate amount of (something).

Usage examples:

Stowage room hasn't been stinted

noun

A person's fixed or allotted period of work.

Usage examples:

His varied career included a stint as a magician

noun

A small short-legged sandpiper of northern eurasia and alaska, with a brownish back and white underparts.

Usage examples:

More than half a dozen species of birds have come to roost, which include black-winged stilts, catt…

verb

(of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking.

Usage examples:

My jumper stretched in the wash

noun

An act of stretching one's limbs or body.

Usage examples:

I got up and had a stretch

verb

To reach across a distance or become longer or wider, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i ] rubber stretches when you pull it., [ t ] the banner was stretched across the street., [ m ] …

noun

A long arduous journey, especially one made on foot.

Usage examples:

A trek to the south pole

verb

Go on a long arduous journey, typically on foot.

Usage examples:

We trekked through the jungle

verb

To walk a long way or with some difficulty

Usage examples:

Many people trekked for miles to reach safety., it’s a long trek from the railroad station to the s…

verb

Catch one's foot on something and stumble or fall.

Usage examples:

He tripped over his cat

noun

A journey or excursion, especially for pleasure.

Usage examples:

Sammy's gone on a school trip

noun

A flock or group of goats, sheep, or other animals.

Usage examples:

She exchanged her cows for a trip of goats

verb

Move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

The big wheel was turning

noun

An act of moving something in a circular direction round an axis or point.

Usage examples:

A safety lock requiring four turns of the key

verb

Move around an axis or a center

noun

A long journey involving travel by sea or in space.

Usage examples:

His voyage to america

verb

Go on a voyage.

Usage examples:

He spent part of his life voyaging along the south african coast

noun

A long trip, esp. by ship

Usage examples:

Christopher columbus brought cattle on his second voyage to america in 1493.