Tor•rance. n. a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
What does Torrance mean?
In Scottish Baby Names the meaning of the name Torrance is: From the craggy hills. ‘ Tor is a name for a craggy hilltop and also may refer to a watchtower.
Can shining be a noun?
Verb The sun was shining through the clouds. lamps shining from the windows She found a sport where she can really shine. Noun the shine of polished silver He had a nice shine on his shoes.
Is Shining a noun or a verb?
Shining can be a verb or an adjective.
What is the word craggy mean?
Definition of craggy
1 : full of crags craggy slopes. 2 : rough, rugged a craggy face a craggy voice.
Where does the name Torrance come from?
The surname Torrance was first found in Stirlingshire. The name is a habitation name from either East Kilbride or north of Glasgow where it is derived from the Gaelic word “torran” which means “hillock” or “mound” or “little hills.”
How do you spell Torrance?
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
What is past tense of shine?
shine. When this verb is intransitive, it means “to give or make light”; the past tense is shone {the stars shone dimly}. When it is transitive, it means “to cause to shine”; the past tense is shined {the caterer shined the silver}.
What is the plural of shine?
Singular. shine. Plural. none. Shine is the light from a reflection, or from a source of light.
What is the synonym of shining?
See also synonyms for: shiningly. brilliant. glorious. splendid. distinguished.
What is the verb form of shine?
The verb shine has two past-tense forms: shined and shone. Shined and shone are competing acceptable past tense forms of the verb shine.
What is the adverb of shine?
shiningly. In a shining manner; brilliantly.
Can shining be used as an adjective?
shining adjective (BRIGHT)
bright light, stars, etc.
Is Craggily a word?
Rugged and uneven: a craggy face. crag′gi·ly adv.
Who is elfin?
Definition of elfin
1a : of, relating to, or produced by an elf. b : resembling an elf especially in its tiny size elfin portions. 2 : having an otherworldly or magical quality or charm.
What is a craggy face?
used to describe a man’s face that is quite roughly formed and has loose skin but is also attractive: a craggy face.
Is Torrance a girl or boy name?
The name Torrance is both a boy’s name and a girl’s name meaning “from the hillocks”.
Is Torrance a Scottish name?
Last name: Torrance
Recorded in several forms as shown below, this is an early medieval Scottish surname. It is locational originating from either of the two places in Scotland called Torrance, one near East Kilbride in Lanarkshire, and the other north of Glasgow under the Campsie Fells.
Where is the Torrance family from?
Jack grew up in Berlin, New Hampshire, where his father Mark Torrance worked in the Regional Community Hospital. He also has three older siblings: Brett, Becky, and Mike.
Is smelt the past tense of smell?
Smelled is the past tense of smell in both North American and British English. Smelt is also used as the past tense of smell in British English. Brits use smelled and smelt interchangeably, but speakers in North America rarely use smelt.
Did the sun shined or shone?
If the verb is intransitive (lacks an object) and the context merely speaks of the act of shining, the past tense is definitely “shone”: “The sun shone all afternoon” (note that nothing is said here about the sun shining on anything).