moor 1
(mo͝or)v. moored, moor·ing, moors
v.tr.1. To make fast (a vessel, for example) by means of cables, anchors, or lines: moor a ship to a dock; a dirigible moored to a tower.
2. To fix in place; secure:
a mailbox moored to the sidewalk with bolts. See Synonyms at
fasten.
3. To provide with an abiding emotional attachment: a politician moored to the family back home.
v.intr.1. To secure a vessel or aircraft with lines or anchors.
2. To be secured with lines or anchors: The freighter moored alongside the wharf.
[Middle English moren.]
moor 2
(mo͝or)n. An uncultivated area covered with low-growing vegetation and often high but poorly drained.
[Middle English mor, from Old English mōr.]
Moor
(mo͝or)n.1. A member of a traditionally Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab ancestry, now living chiefly in northwest Africa.
2. One of the Muslims who invaded Spain in the 8th century and established a civilization in Andalusia that lasted until the late 15th century.
[Middle English More, from Old French, from Medieval Latin Mōrus, from Latin Maurus, Mauritanian, from Greek Mauros.]
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