Definitions for moor

Definitions for (noun) moor

Main entry: moor, moorland

Definition: open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss


Main entry: Moor

Definition: one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century


Definitions for (verb) moor

Main entry: moor

Definition: secure with cables or ropes

Usage: moor the boat


Main entry: wharf, moor, berth

Definition: come into or dock at a wharf

Usage: the big ship wharfed in the evening


Main entry: berth, tie up, moor

Definition: secure in or as if in a berth or dock

Usage: tie up the boat


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