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moor
1[ moor ]
noun
- a 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.
moor
2[ moor ]
verb (used with object)
- to secure (a ship, boat, dirigible, etc.) in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines.
- to fix firmly; secure.
verb (used without object)
- to moor a ship, small boat, etc.
- to be made secure by cables or the like.
noun
- the act of mooring.
Moor
3[ moor ]
noun
- 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.
Moor
1/ mÊŠÉ™; mÉ”Ë /
noun
- 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)
moor
2/ mÉ”Ë; mÊŠÉ™ /
noun
- a tract of unenclosed ground, usually having peaty soil covered with heather, coarse grass, bracken, and moss
moor
3/ mÉ”Ë; mÊŠÉ™ /
verb
- 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
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¾´Ç´Ç°ù²â, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾´Ç´Ç°ùy adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of moor1
Origin of moor2
Origin of moor3
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of moor1
Origin of moor2
Origin of moor3
Example Sentences
Emily Bronte's novel was written in 1847 and set in the rugged Yorkshire moors.
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.
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.
"The moors stretch out along the way, by glow of night, by light of day, just read the signs," the lyrics said.
It is a place of farms, crofts, forests and rugged hills, vast upland moors and mountains but few people.
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