Moor Very Common

Moor has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

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

"The historical accounts detail how the Moorish forces swept across southern Europe during their conquest of Spain."

Moor

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

"The hikers paused on the moor to admire the vast expanse of purple heather stretching toward the distant hills."

moor moorland

An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath

"The historian corrected her notes after discovering that the mysterious tribe mentioned in the scrolls were actually Moors, not a local pastoral group."

A member of an ancient Berber people from Mauretania.

Verb

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

"tie up the boat"

moor berth tie up

come into or dock at a wharf

"the big ship wharfed in the evening"

moor berth wharf

secure with cables or ropes

"moor the boat"

moor

To cast anchor or become fastened.

"The fishing boat finally managed to moor itself safely against the rocky pier after battling the rough waves all night."

Example Sentences

"tie up the boat" verb

"the big ship wharfed in the evening" verb

"moor the boat" verb