"moor" in the noun sense

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

2. moor, moorland

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

"moor" in the verb sense

1. moor, berth, tie up

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

"tie up the boat"

2. moor, berth, wharf

come into or dock at a wharf

"the big ship wharfed in the evening"

3. moor

secure with cables or ropes

"moor the boat"

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