Associations to the word «Stour»
Noun
- Warwickshire
- Avon
- Sudbury
- Dorset
- Worcestershire
- Suffolk
- Shetland
- Wolverhampton
- Papa
- Estuary
- Severn
- Christchurch
- Colchester
- Downs
- Bournemouth
- Gutter
- Marston
- Provost
- Confluence
- Pluck
- Poole
- Catchment
- Canterbury
- Essex
- Staffordshire
- Tributary
- Footpath
- Holm
- Ipswich
- Quay
- Kent
- Vale
- Sandwich
- Arden
- Valley
- Dyke
- Cambridgeshire
- Constable
- River
- Clare
- Barrow
- Barge
- Harbour
- Brook
- Priory
- Compton
- Viaduct
- Parish
- Wiltshire
- Turmoil
- Gloucestershire
- Dudley
- Sutton
- Birmingham
- Drainage
- Mill
- Midlands
- Thames
- Meadow
- Preston
- Worcester
- Woodland
- Beacon
- Marsh
- Dover
- Orchard
- Boundary
- Ditch
- Newton
- Stream
- Waterway
- Navigation
- Canal
- Barton
- Railway
- Kilometre
- East
- Flow
- Weston
- Forum
- Limestone
- Hamlet
- Strait
- Village
- Pledge
- Forge
- Peril
- Junction
- Distress
Wiktionary
STOUR, adjective. (now) (rare outside dialects) Tall; large; stout.
STOUR, adjective. (now) (rare outside dialects) Strong; powerful; hardy; robust; sturdy.
STOUR, adjective. (now) (rare outside dialects) Bold; audacious.
STOUR, adjective. (now) (rare outside dialects) Rough in manner; stern; austere; ill-tempered.
STOUR, adjective. (now) (rare outside dialects) (of a voice) Rough; hoarse; deep-toned; harsh.
STOUR, adjective. (now) (rare outside dialects) (of land or cloth) Stiff; inflexible.
STOUR, adverb. (Now chiefly dialectal) Severely; strongly.
STOUR, noun. A stake.
STOUR, noun. A round of a ladder.
STOUR, noun. A stave in the side of a wagon.
STOUR, noun. A large pole by which barges are propelled against the stream; a poy.
STOUR, noun. (obsolete) An armed battle or conflict.
STOUR, noun. (obsolete) A time of struggle or stress.
STOUR, noun. (now dialectal) Tumult, commotion; confusion.
STOUR, noun. (UK dialectal) A blowing or deposit of dust; dust in motion or at rest.
STOUR, verb. Alternative form of stoor
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.