moor
nounEtymology
From Middle English mor, from Old English mōr, from Proto-West Germanic *mōr, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European *móri. Cognates include Welsh môr, Old Irish muir (from Proto-Celtic *mori); Scots muir, Dutch moer, Old Saxon mōr, Old Saxon mūr, German Moor and perhaps also Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 (marei). See mere.
Definitions
An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually…
An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. (Compare bog, peatland, marsh, swamp, fen.)
- A cold, biting wind blew across the moor, and the travellers hastened their step.
- In her girlish age, she kept sheep on the moor.
- the ruins yet resting in the wild moors
A game preserve consisting of moorland.
To cast anchor or become fastened.
- The vessel moored in the stream.
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To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening…
To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like.
- They moored the boat to the wharf.
- His thought is tied, the curving prow Of motion moored to rock; And minutes burst upon a brow Insentient to shock.
To secure or fix firmly.
A member of an ancient Amazigh people from Mauretania.
A member of an Islamic people of Arab or Amazigh origin ruling Spain and parts of North…
A member of an Islamic people of Arab or Amazigh origin ruling Spain and parts of North Africa from the 8th to the 15th centuries.
- [King of] Moro[cco]. Ye Moores and valiant men of Barbary, How can ye ſuffer theſe indignities?
A Muslim or a person from the Middle East or Africa.
A person of mixed Arab and Amazigh ancestry inhabiting the Mediterranean coastline of…
A person of mixed Arab and Amazigh ancestry inhabiting the Mediterranean coastline of northwest Africa.
A person of an ethnic group speaking the Hassaniya Arabic language, mainly inhabiting…
A person of an ethnic group speaking the Hassaniya Arabic language, mainly inhabiting Western Sahara, Mauritania, and parts of neighbouring countries (Morocco, Mali, Senegal etc.).
A surname.
The neighborhood
Derived
Alston Moor, Barnby Moor, Blea Moor, Bodmin Moor, Broadmoor, Buckland in the Moor, Clayton-le-Moors, Cleator Moor, Clifton Moor, Cranmoor, Crosland Moor, Dartmoor, Draycott in the Moors, East Moors, Exmoor, Goss Moor, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor, Holton le Moor, Lee Moor, Lower Moor, Low Moor, Marston Moor, moorball, moorband, moorberry, moorbird, moorburn, moor buzzard, moorcock, Moorcroft, moorer, moor-evil, moorfowl, moor grass, moorhen, moorill, moorish, moorland, moorlog, moor macaque · +30 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at moor. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at moor. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at moor
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA