Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The god of thunder.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The second principal god of the ancient Scandinavians, the god of thunder.
- noun In zoology, a genus of macrurous crustaceans.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Scand. Myth.) The god of thunder, and son of Odin.
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- proper noun Norse mythology The god of thunder.
- proper noun A male
given name occasionally borrowed fromScandinavia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Norse mythology) god of thunder and rain and farming; pictured as wielding a hammer emblematic of the thunderbolt; identified with Teutonic Donar
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It's THOR! and then a blazing lightning bolt strikes as Thor strikes his hammer-to-the-sky pose.
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Regarding THOR; Thor is a public domain figure insofar as he is based upon a myth. meaning that anyone can use the name and attributes associated with the MYTHICAL character of Thor.
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But if I lost you with everything after the word "Thor" in that sentence - well, that's part of the problem.
NYT > Home Page By ALEX PAPPADEMAS 2011
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But if I lost you with everything after the word "Thor" in that sentence - well, that's part of the problem.
NYT > Home Page By ALEX PAPPADEMAS 2011
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"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" star Kat Dennings may have a role in "Thor" as well.
EXCLUSIVE: Kat Dennings Joins The Cast Of ‘Thor’ » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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However, an October rumor seemed to indicate that Law was on track to change all that with a role in "Thor" alongside Robert De Niro.
‘Sherlock Holmes’ Star Jude Law Says No To ‘Thor’ Casting Rumors » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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How it’s used in Thor is probably leveling buildings and fighting Norse gods … Thor hits theaters on May 6, 2011.
Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » Blog Archive » Behold: The New Thor 2010
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How it’s used in Thor is probably leveling buildings and fighting Norse gods … Thor hits theaters on May 6, 2011.
Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » 2010 » June » 04 2010
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Thor is also credited with having written and produced the film; the first credit is apparently not true and was listed to ensure that the film met the required quota of Canadians in key positions necessary to guarantee the tax credit which had helped to finance the film.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2009
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Thor is a great character in the comics, but on screen I fear he's going to seem like a kind of cross between Conan and the Swedish Chef.
Iron Guy grrm 2010
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