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moor

1

[ moor ]

noun

  1. a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
  2. a tract of land preserved for game.


moor

2

[ moor ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to secure (a ship, boat, dirigible, etc.) in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines.
  2. to fix firmly; secure.

verb (used without object)

  1. to moor a ship, small boat, etc.
  2. to be made secure by cables or the like.

noun

  1. the act of mooring.

Moor

3

[ moor ]

noun

  1. a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting NW Africa.
  2. a member of this group that invaded Spain in the 8th century a.d. and occupied it until 1492.

Moor

1

/ mÊŠÉ™; mÉ”Ë /

noun

  1. 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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

moor

2

/ mÉ”Ë; mÊŠÉ™ /

noun

  1. a tract of unenclosed ground, usually having peaty soil covered with heather, coarse grass, bracken, and moss
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

moor

3

/ mÉ”Ë; mÊŠÉ™ /

verb

  1. to secure (a ship, boat, etc) with cables or ropes
  2. (of a ship, boat, etc) to be secured in this way
  3. (not in technical usage) a less common word for anchor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¾´Ç´Ç°ù²â, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾´Ç´Ç°ùy adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of moor1

First recorded before 900; Middle English more, Old English ³¾Å°ù; cognate with Dutch moer, German Moor “m²¹°ù²õ³óâ€

Origin of moor2

First recorded in 1485–95; earlier more, akin to Old English ³¾Ç£°ù±ð±ô²õ- in ³¾Ç£°ù±ð±ô²õ°ùÄå±è “rope for mooring a shipâ€; marline

Origin of moor3

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English More, from Middle French, variant of Maure, from Latin Maurus, from Greek ²Ñ²¹Ã»°ù´Ç²õ, perhaps from Berber
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of moor1

C14: via Old French from Latin Maurus, from Greek Mauros, possibly from Berber

Origin of moor2

Old English ³¾Å°ù; related to Old Saxon ³¾Å°ù, Old High German muor swamp

Origin of moor3

C15: of Germanic origin; related to Old English ³¾Ç£°ù±ð±ô²õ°ùÄå±è rope for mooring
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Emily Bronte's novel was written in 1847 and set in the rugged Yorkshire moors.

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Officers have been seen combing fields on moors in the area as part of the search operation, which is based out of Crookfield car park.

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He says in the last decade he has lost nearly £500,000 worth of livestock to sheep rustling, which is pushing some farmers to the brink of quitting or bringing their flocks off the moors.

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"The moors stretch out along the way, by glow of night, by light of day, just read the signs," the lyrics said.

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It is a place of farms, crofts, forests and rugged hills, vast upland moors and mountains but few people.

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