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noun Scandinavian Mythology . the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
a medium-range U.S. Air Force ballistic missile developed in the early 1950s and powered by a single liquid-propellant rocket engine.
a male given name.
Origin of Thor before 1050; Old English
Thōr <Old Norse
Thōrr literally, thunder
Words nearby Thor Thomson's gazelle, thon, Thon Buri, thonder, thong, Thor , thorac-, thoracalgia, thoracectomy, thoracentesis, thoracic
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Example sentences from the Web for Thor The move came one day after the comic book company introduced a female Thor .
Fear of a Minority Superhero: Marvel's Obsession with White Guys Saving the World | Marlow Stern| August 7, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Don Payne, whose work on The Simpsons started in Season 14, went on to write the scripts for both Thor and Thor : The Dark World.
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And instead of choosing to drop the Thor bombshell at the upcoming San Diego Comic Con, Marvel revealed the change on The View.
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And when Thor Odinson is deemed unworthy, his hammer (and the Thor title, it seems) will pass on to an unnamed woman.
DC Comics’ Diversity Crisis: Why the Status Quo Rules | Liz Watson| July 20, 2014| DAILY BEAST
At 8:38 a.m. ET this morning, Thor —excuse me, Chris Hemsworth—stepped to the podium to announce the 2014 Oscar nominations.
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Nother thing they had a wall built in betwix er room and let hams and all kinds provisions swing down in thor .
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It reared over the boat that Hrymer sat in and that Thor straddled across.
The Children of Odin | Padraic Colum
Thor arose and called to his companions that there was danger about, and that they must be on guard.
In The Days of Giants | Abbie Farwell Brown
Thor , as his name implies, was the thunder god; his realm was called Thrudvang, which is said to mean the "Region of Fortitude."
The Heroes of Asgard | Annie Keary
Plainly this cannot be considered in the same sense "episodic" as the poem of Thor 's fishing for the Midgarth snake.
Epic and Romance | W. P. Ker
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British Dictionary definitions for Thor noun Norse myth the god of thunder, depicted as wielding a hammer, emblematic of the thunderbolt
Word Origin for Thor Old English Thōr, from Old Norse thōrr thunder
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Content related to Thor Why Is Thursday Named For A Comic Book Character?Thursday may seem like nothing but the gateway to Friday, but it's also a bigger tribute to the Norse god of thunder than any movie or comic book could be.
Cultural definitions for Thor The god of thunder in Norse mythology. He wielded a hammer.
notes for Thor Thursday (Thor's day) is named after Thor.
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