moor¹ Definition
moor (mo̵or)
moor² Definition
moor (mo̵or)
transitive verb
- to hold (a ship, etc.) in place by cables or chains attached as to a pier or special buoy (mooring buoy), or by two anchors
- to cause to be held in place; secure
Etymology: Early ModE < or akin to MDu maren, LowG moren, to tie
intransitive verb
- to moor a ship, etc.
- to be secured as by cables
Moor Definition
Moor (mo̵or)
noun
- a member of a Muslim people of mixed Arab and Berber descent living in NW Africa
- a member of a group from this people that invaded and occupied Spain in the 8th cent.
Etymology: ME More < OFr More, Maure < L Maurus, a Moor, Mauritanian < Gr Mauros
Moor Related Forms
moor Synonyms
moor Usage Examples
Object
- barge: Moving out of Goole, the canal is lined with moored barges, some of which seem to be surplus to requirements.
- yacht: The yachts moored in Puerto Banus have to be seen to be believed.
- pontoon: There you can enjoy snorkeling or diving from a moored pontoon.
- boat: Mostly unable to slow down past moored boats or even help at locks.
- bollard: Note the mooring bollards on the tow path for bridge use.
- narrowboat: We finally moored on the lower Ely visitor moorings, getting the last spot where you could moor a 50ft narrowboat.
Preposition: on
- moorings: We moored on the permanent moorings, which are never taken up.
- pontoon: Had lunch on the move and moored on the pontoon above West Bridge alongside May Bee, as there were no spare mooring places.
- mooring: The yachts are moored on swing moorings, attached to a buoy in the harbor, not moored alongside a jetty.
Adjective modifier
- heather: Later farming communities also employed fire to clear vegetation and the spread of heather moor in the upland probably accelerated from late prehistory onwards.
- heather-covered: Then we head to the heather-covered moors for a change of transport.
- windswept: Ride across the windswept moors, or gallop along the beaches for an exhilarating experience.
- upland: Nationwide coverage From city centers to upland moors, Siteplan provides map extracts for any location in Great Britain.
- desolate: Rolling green hills and desolate moors, or gritty, industrial cities?
- bleak: It is an area of stark beauty and a must for walkers who enjoy more of a challenge across the bleak moors.
Converse of object
roam: She spends all of her free time with her horse Martini roaming the open moors.
Noun used with modifier
- grouse: The economy in Scotland, where many grouse moors are located, is boosted by £ 17 million per year.
- peat: The heather uplands and peat moors form part of a Special Protection Area, that is of international importance for breeding birds.
Preposition: in
marina: When we're moored in a marina, we can usually hook up to an electric supply, for a fee.
Modifies a noun
grass: Typical species: 3 species of heather, gorse, silver birch, sedges, rushes, mosses, purple moor grass, adder.
Browse dictionary entries near moor
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- ‹ moonstone
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- ‹ moonshiny
- ‹ moonshiner
- ‹ moonshine
- ‹ moonset
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