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Torrens, Lake
Torrens title
torrent
torrential
Torreon
Torres Strait
Torres Strait Islands
Torricellian vacuum
torrid
Torrid Zone
torsade
Tórshavn
torsi
torsibility
torsion
torsion balance
torsion bar
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torrid
tor·rid [ táwrid ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. full of passion: full of passion, especially sexual passion
2. scorching hot: describes weather that is hot and dry enough to scorch land
3. scorched: describes land that has been scorched by extremely hot and dry weather
4. rapid: rapidly moving
predicted a slowing of the economy from its torrid pace
[Late 16th century. Directly or via French< Latin torridus< torrere "scorch"]

tor·rid·i·ty [ taw ríddətee ] noun
tor·rid·ly [ táwrədlee ] adverb
tor·rid·ness [ táwrədnəss ] noun
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