moor
/mo͝or/
noun
a tract of open uncultivated upland; a heath.
"a little town in the moors"
synonyms: upland, moorland, heath, plateau, fell, wold, grouse moor
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The term Moor is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim populations of the Maghreb, al-Andalus, Sicily and Malta during the Middle Ages. Moors are not a single, distinct or self-defined people. The 1911 Encyclopædia... Wikipedia
Mar 28, 2024 · Kids Definition · 1 of 3 noun. ˈmu̇(ə)r. : a boggy area. especially : one that is peaty and dominated by grasses and sedges. moor · 2 of 3 verb.
Moor · Moors, Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during the Middle Ages; Moors, a variant name for Melungeon (tri-racial ...
verb (used with object) · to secure (a ship, boat, dirigible, etc.) in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines. · to fix firmly; secure.
Apr 13, 2024 · Moor, in English usage, a Moroccan or, formerly, a member of the Muslim population of al-Andalus, now Spain and Portugal.
To moor is to tie up a ship, as in to moor the ocean liner to the docks. Or, if you're reading Victorian literature, a moor could be a mossy meet-up spot.