Moor (redirected from moors)

Moor  (mr)

n.

1. A member of a Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab descent, 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.

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[Middle English More, from Old French, from Medieval Latin Mrus, from Latin Maurus, Mauritanian, from Greek Mauros.]

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moor ¹  (mr)

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. See Synonyms at fasten.

v.intr.

1. To secure a vessel or an aircraft with lines or anchors.

2. To be secured with lines or anchors: The freighter moored alongside the wharf.

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[Middle English moren.]

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moor ²  (mr)

n.

A broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained, with patches of heath and peat bogs.

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[Middle English mor, from Old English mr.]

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moor ¹

Noun

Brit an expanse of open uncultivated ground covered with heather, coarse grass, and bracken [Old English mōr]

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moor ²

Verb

to secure a ship or boat with cables, ropes, or anchors so that it remains in one place [Germanic]

moorage n

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Moor

Noun

a member of a Muslim people of North Africa who ruled Spain between the 8th and 15th centuries [Greek Mauros]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Moor - 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 Moslem, Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam
	2.	moor - open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss moorland champaign, plain, field - extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
Verb	1.	moor - secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat" berth, tie up wharf - moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
	2.	moor - come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening" berth, wharf dock - come into dock; "the ship docked"
	3.	moor - secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"

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moor ¹

noun moorland, fell Brit. heath, muir Scot.

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moor ²

verb tie up, fix, secure, anchor, dock, lash, berth, fasten, make fast

Translations

Moor [muəʳ] n → moro/a

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moor [muəʳ] n → páramo

vt [+ ship] → amarrar

vi → echar las amarras

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Moor [muəʳ] n → Maure(Mauresque)

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moor [muəʳ] n → lande f

vt [+ ship] → amarrer

vi → mouiller

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moor [muəʳ] n → (Hoch)moor nt, Heide f

vt → vertäuen

vi → anlegen

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Moor [muəʳ] n → moro/a

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moor [muəʳ] n → brughiera

vt [+ ship] → ormeggiare

vi → ormeggiarsi

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moor¹

n moor [muə]

a large stretch of open, unfarmed land with poor soil often covered with heather, coarse grass etc. heiveld أرْض سَبْخَه пустощ pláň, vřesoviště hede das Ödland χερσότοπος, ξεροβούνι páramo (raba)nõmm لنگر انداختن nummi lande אַדמַת בּוּר बंजर भूमि ledina, pustopoljina mocsár tanah kosong hrjóstrugt mÿrlendi, lyngheiði landa, brughiera 荒れ地 황야 viržynė, viržiais apaugusi dykynė tīrelis mur heide, veen (lyng)hei, mo, myr wrzosowisko charneca bărăgan местность, поросшая вереском planina, slatina barje vresište hed ทุ่งโล่ง fundalık boş arazi 荒野 заболочена місцевість; вересове пустище غیر مزروعہ بیہڑ زمین đồng hoang 荒野

n moorland

a stretch of moor. heide إمْتِداد أرض سَبْخَه голи хълмове step hedeland das Heidemoor χερσοτόπι páramo nõmm زمین بایر kangasmaa lande, bruyère אֵיזוֹר אַדמַת בּוּר ऊसर भूमि pustopoljina mocsaras terület padang belantara mÿrlendi, lyngheiði landa, brughiera 荒野 황야, 황무지 viržynė tīrelis kawasan mur heideland, veenland (lyng)hei, mo, myr wrzosowisko charneca bărăgan вересковая пустошь planina pušča vresište hed[] ทุ่งที่มีต้นไม้เตี้ย ๆ fundalık arazi 高沼地 місцевість, заросла вересом وسیع بیہڑ زمین کا علاقہ vùng đất hoang 高沼地