Moor (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
  2. a tract of land preserved for game.
verb (used with object)
  1. to secure (a ship, boat, dirigible, etc.) in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines.
  2. to fix firmly; secure.
verb (used without object)
  1. to moor a ship, small boat, etc.
  2. to be made secure by cables or the like.
noun
  1. the act of mooring.
noun
  1. a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting NW Africa.
  2. a member of this group that invaded Spain in the 8th century a.d. and occupied it until 1492.
noun
  1. a tract of unenclosed ground, usually having peaty soil covered with heather, coarse grass, bracken, and moss
verb
  1. to secure (a ship, boat, etc) with cables or ropes
  2. (of a ship, boat, etc) to be secured in this way
  3. (not in technical usage) a less common word for anchor (def. 11)
noun
  1. a member of a Muslim people of North Africa, of mixed Arab and Berber descent. In the 8th century they were converted to Islam and established power in North Africa and Spain, where they established a civilization (756–1492)
Moor (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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