moor
1a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
a tract of land preserved for game.
Origin of moor
1Other words from moor
- moory, adjective
Words that may be confused with moor
- moor , more
Words Nearby moor
Other definitions for moor (2 of 3)
to secure (a ship, boat, dirigible, etc.) in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines.
to fix firmly; secure.
to moor a ship, small boat, etc.
to be made secure by cables or the like.
the act of mooring.
Origin of moor
2Other definitions for Moor (3 of 3)
a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting NW Africa.
a member of this group that invaded Spain in the 8th century a.d. and occupied it until 1492.
Origin of Moor
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How to use moor in a sentence
Even as the vast majority of these settlers were born right here in the USA, Sundog speculates that their attachment to turf is some sort of emotional inheritance from the Motherland of moors and meadows.
Should I Move to the Southwest, Even Though There’s a Drought? | mskenazy | September 1, 2021 | Outside Online“This one stood out like a sore thumb and it threw me for a loop,” moor said.
How the Police Bank Millions Through Their Union Contracts | by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press, and Agnes Chang, Jeff Kao and Agnel Philip, ProPublica | February 8, 2021 | ProPublicaShe was absolved of the charge because a portrait of a moor hung above her bed.
Estevanico, or “Esteban the moor,” arrived on the continent in 1534.
Slavery As ‘Innovation’ and Other Provocative Ideas: What I Learned From Henry Louis Gates’s ‘Many Rivers to Cross’ | Jamelle Bouie | October 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBattle of Shipton moor; prince Henry dispersed the 8,000 insurgents under Scroop, by seizing the persons of their leaders.
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A faint column of smoke curled up into the still air, and as he spoke the lower rim of the setting sun met the edge of the moor.
Uncanny Tales | VariousIt ended in a broad open moor, stony; and full of damp boggy hollows, forlorn and desolate under the autumn sky.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeThe girl looked round the ragged moor, brooding in the twilight, and half hesitated.
Uncanny Tales | Various"I've been mooning about the moor all the afternoon and lost myself twice," she explained between frank mouthfuls.
Uncanny Tales | Various
British Dictionary definitions for moor (1 of 3)
/ (mʊə, mɔː) /
a tract of unenclosed ground, usually having peaty soil covered with heather, coarse grass, bracken, and moss
Origin of moor
1Derived forms of moor
- moory, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for moor (2 of 3)
/ (mʊə, mɔː) /
to secure (a ship, boat, etc) with cables or ropes
(of a ship, boat, etc) to be secured in this way
(not in technical usage) a less common word for anchor (def. 11)
Origin of moor
2British Dictionary definitions for Moor (3 of 3)
/ (mʊə, mɔː) /
a member of a Muslim people of North Africa, of mixed Arab and Berber descent. In the 8th century they were converted to Islam and established power in North Africa and Spain, where they established a civilization (756–1492)
Origin of Moor
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