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moor

a tract of peaty wasteland with poor drainage; to secure a vehicle such as a boat, ship, or dirigible in a particular place; to fix firmly; secure: moor the ship to the dock
Not to be confused with:
Moor – a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting northwest Africa
more – in greater quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: I need more time.

Moor

a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting northwest Africa
Not to be confused with:
moor – a tract of peaty wasteland with poor drainage; to secure a vehicle such as a boat, ship, or dirigible in a particular place; to fix firmly; secure: moor the ship to the dock
more – in greater quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: I need more time.
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Moor

(mo͝or)
n.
1. A member of a traditionally Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab ancestry, now living chiefly in northwest Africa.
2. One of the Muslims who invaded Spain in the 8th century and established a civilization in Andalusia that lasted until the late 15th century.
[Middle English More, from Old French, from Medieval Latin Mōrus, from Latin Maurus, Mauritanian, from Greek Mauros.]

moor 1

(mo͝or)
v. moored, moor·ing, moors
v.tr.
1. To make fast (a vessel, for example) by means of cables, anchors, or lines: moor a ship to a dock; a dirigible moored to a tower.
2. To fix in place; secure: a mailbox moored to the sidewalk with bolts. See Synonyms at fasten.
3. To provide with an abiding emotional attachment: a politician moored to the family back home.
v.intr.
1. To secure a vessel or aircraft with lines or anchors.
2. To be secured with lines or anchors: The freighter moored alongside the wharf.
[Middle English moren.]

moor 2

(mo͝or)
n.
An uncultivated area covered with low-growing vegetation and often high but poorly drained.
[Middle English mor, from Old English mōr.]
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moor

(mʊə; mɔː)
n
(Physical Geography) a tract of unenclosed ground, usually having peaty soil covered with heather, coarse grass, bracken, and moss
[Old English mōr; related to Old Saxon mōr, Old High German muor swamp]
ˈmoory adj

moor

(mʊə; mɔː)
vb
1. (Nautical Terms) to secure (a ship, boat, etc) with cables or ropes
2. (Nautical Terms) (of a ship, boat, etc) to be secured in this way
3. (Nautical Terms) (not in technical usage) a less common word for anchor 11
[C15: of Germanic origin; related to Old English mǣrelsrāp rope for mooring]

Moor

(mʊə; mɔː)
n
(Peoples) 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)
[C14: via Old French from Latin Maurus, from Greek Mauros, possibly from Berber]
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moor1

(mʊər)

n.
1. a tract of open, peaty wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
2. a tract of land preserved for game.
[before 900; Middle English more, Old English mōr; c. Old Saxon mōr, Middle Dutch moer, Old High German muor, Middle Low German mōr marsh]
moor′y, adj.

moor2

(mʊər)

v.t.
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.
v.i.
3. to moor a ship, small boat, etc.
4. to be made secure by cables or the like.
[1485–95; akin to Old English mǣrelsrāp rope for mooring a ship; see marline]

Moor

(mʊər)

n.
1. a member of any of the groups of North African Arabs and Berbers who ruled parts of the Iberian Peninsula from the 8th century to 1492.
2. Archaic. any native of North Africa W of Egypt.
[1350–1400; Middle English More < Middle French, variant of Maure < Latin Maurus < Greek Maûros]
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moor

- Meaning "tie up a boat," it was probably borrowed from German or Dutch.
See also related terms for tie.
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moor


Past participle: moored
Gerund: mooring

Imperative
moor
moor
Present
I moor
you moor
he/she/it moors
we moor
you moor
they moor
Preterite
I moored
you moored
he/she/it moored
we moored
you moored
they moored
Present Continuous
I am mooring
you are mooring
he/she/it is mooring
we are mooring
you are mooring
they are mooring
Present Perfect
I have moored
you have moored
he/she/it has moored
we have moored
you have moored
they have moored
Past Continuous
I was mooring
you were mooring
he/she/it was mooring
we were mooring
you were mooring
they were mooring
Past Perfect
I had moored
you had moored
he/she/it had moored
we had moored
you had moored
they had moored
Future
I will moor
you will moor
he/she/it will moor
we will moor
you will moor
they will moor
Future Perfect
I will have moored
you will have moored
he/she/it will have moored
we will have moored
you will have moored
they will have moored
Future Continuous
I will be mooring
you will be mooring
he/she/it will be mooring
we will be mooring
you will be mooring
they will be mooring
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mooring
you have been mooring
he/she/it has been mooring
we have been mooring
you have been mooring
they have been mooring
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mooring
you will have been mooring
he/she/it will have been mooring
we will have been mooring
you will have been mooring
they will have been mooring
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mooring
you had been mooring
he/she/it had been mooring
we had been mooring
you had been mooring
they had been mooring
Conditional
I would moor
you would moor
he/she/it would moor
we would moor
you would moor
they would moor
Past Conditional
I would have moored
you would have moored
he/she/it would have moored
we would have moored
you would have moored
they would have moored
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:moor - one of the Muslim people of north Africa]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
Moslem, Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam
2. moor - open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
champaign, plain, field - extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
Verb 1. [画像:moor - secure in or as if in a berth or dock]moor - secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
wharf - moor at a wharf; "The ship was wharfed"
fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
2. [画像:moor - come into or dock at a wharf]moor - come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
dock - come into dock; "the ship docked"
3. moor - secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"
fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
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moor

1
noun moorland, fell (Brit.), heath, muir (Scot.) The small town is high up on the moors.

moor

2
verb tie up, fix, secure, anchor, dock, lash, berth, fasten, make fast She had moored her boat on the right bank of the river.
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moor

verb
1. To join one thing to another:
2. To make secure:
Idiom: make fast.
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Translations
أرْض سَبْخَهسَبْخَةُ يَرْبِطُ يَرْبط أو يُرسي السَّفينَه
uvázatvřesovištěpláňslatina
fortøjehedelynghedeankre op
maŭro
maurraba
nummiankkuroidaankkuroituakiinnittääkiinnittää laituriin
pustopoljinasidriti
ingoványlápmocsár
hrjóstrugt mÿrlendi, lyngheiîileggja viî akkeri; festa meî landfestummýri
停泊させる荒野
매어두다황야
noenkurotpietauvottīrelis
slatina
hedförtöja
จอดเรือทุ่งโล่ง
bağlamak bozkır demirlemekfundalık boş arazi
bỏ neođồng hoang

Moor

[mʊəʳ] N → moro/a m/f

moor

1 [mʊəʳ] N (esp Brit) → páramo m, brezal m

moor

2 [mʊəʳ]
A. VT → amarrar
B. VI → echar las amarras
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Moor

[ˈmʊər] n → Maure (Mauresque)m/f

moor

[ˈmʊər]
n → lande f
vt [+ ship] → amarrer
vi → mouiller
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Moor

n → Maure m; (old, = black man) → Mohr m

moor

1
n → (Hoch)moor nt; (Brit: for game) → Moorjagd f; a walk on the moors → ein Spaziergang m → übers Moor

moor

2
vt → festmachen, vertäuen ; (at permanent moorings) → muren
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Moor

[mʊəʳ] n → moro/a

moor

1 [mʊəʳ] n (land) → brughiera

moor

2 [mʊəʳ]
1. vt (ship) → ormeggiare
2. vi → ormeggiarsi, attraccare
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moor1

(muə) noun
a large stretch of open, unfarmed land with poor soil often covered with heather, coarse grass etc. heiveld أرْض سَبْخَه пустощ charneca pláň, vřesoviště das Ödland hede χερσότοπος, ξεροβούνι páramo (raba)nõmm لنگر انداختن nummi lande אַדמַת בּוּר बंजर भूमि ledina, pustopoljina mocsár tanah kosong hrjóstrugt mÿrlendi, lyngheiði landa, brughiera 荒れ地 황야, 황무지 viržynė, viržiais apaugusi dykynė tīrelis mur heide, veen hei, mo, myr wrzosowisko لنګر اچول charneca bărăgan местность, поросшая вереском planina, slatina barje vresište hed ทุ่งโล่ง fundalık boş arazi 荒野 заболочена місцевість; вересове пустище غیر مزروعہ بیہڑ زمین đồng hoang 荒野
ˈmoorland noun
a stretch of moor. heide إمْتِداد أرض سَبْخَه голи хълмове charneca step das Heidemoor hedeland χερσοτόπι páramo nõmm زمین بایر nummi lande, bruyère אֵיזוֹר אַדמַת בּוּר ऊसर भूमि pustopoljina mocsaras terület padang belantara mÿrlendi, lyngheiði landa, brughiera 荒野 황야 지대 viržynė tīrelis kawasan mur heideland, veenland hei, mo, myr wrzosowisko ځمكه charneca bărăgan вересковая пустошь planina pušča vresište hed[land] ทุ่งที่มีต้นไม้เตี้ย ๆ fundalık arazi 曠野 місцевість, заросла вересом وسیع بیہڑ زمین کا علاقہ vùng đất hoang 高沼地,广袤的荒野

moor2

(muə) verb
to fasten (a ship etc) by a rope, cable or anchor. We moored (the yacht) in the bay. vasmeer يَرْبط أو يُرسي السَّفينَه завързвам amarrar uvázat vertäuen fortøje; ankre op αγκυροβολώ, δένω amarrar ankrut heitma, silduma لنگر انداختن kiinnittää köydellä amarrer לַעֲגוֹן, לִקשוֹר लंगर या रस्से से नौका बांधना sidriti kiköt menambatkan perahu leggja við akkeri; festa með landfestum ormeggiare つなぐ (배, 기구 등을) 매어두다 švartuoti(s), pritvirtinti noenkurot; pietauvot mengikat aanmeren fortøye, ankre opp, legge til (za)cumować لنګر اچول amarrar a acosta швартоваться, становиться на якорь uviazať zasidrati usidriti förtöja ผูกเรือ bağlamak; demirlemek (繫繩子、繩索或下錨)泊船 швартувати(ся); ставати на якір کشتی کو رسے وغیرہ کے ذریعے کسی مضبوط چیز سے باندھنا neo tàu 系泊,停泊
ˈmooring noun
the act, or a means, of fastening a ship. The mooring broke. ankertou إرْساء السَّفينَه، حَبْل الرَّبْط завързване amarras uvázání die Vertäung fortøjning αγκυροβόλι amarras ankruheitmine, kinnitustross نقطه مهار کردن قايق به ساحل kiinnitysköydet amarrage, amarres קְשִירָה בַּחֲבָלִים जहाज को बांधना या बांधने के माध्यम sidrenje kikötés tambatan fastsetning skips; landfestar ormeggio, cavi di ormeggio 係船 (設備) 계류 설비 švartfalas, lynas, grandinė enkurojums tali tambatan het aanmeren, meertros fortøying, oppankring cumowanie, cumy ساحل ته د بيړى د راكنترلولوځاى amarras acostare, ama­rare швартовка; швартовы; якоря uviazanie zasidranje usidrenje förtöjning ท่าจอดเรือ palamarla bağlama 泊船 швартування کشتی کو باندھنے کا عمل sự neo tàu 系泊
ˈmoorings noun plural
the place where a ship is anchored or fastened. ankerpunt مَرْسى السَّفينَه мястото на завързването ancoradouro kotviště der Liegeplatz fortøjningsplads αγκυροβόλι amarradero sildumiskoht نقطه مهار کردن قايق به ساحل kiinnityspaikka mouillage מעגן बांध-घाट, लंगर स्थल sidrišta, vezovi kikötőhely pelabuhan skipa-/bátalægi ormeggio, attracco 係船所 계류소 laivų švartavimosi/stovėjimo vieta piestātne, pietauvošanās boya tambatan ankerplaats fortøyingsplass cumownica, urządzenie cumownicze, miejsce do cumowania ساحل ته د بيړى د راكنترلولوځاى ancoradouro dană de acostare место стоянки kotvište sidrišče sidrište förtöjningsplats ท่าจอดเรือ palamar, şamandıra 泊船處 мертві якорі; якірне місце کوئی مضبوط شے جس کے ساتھ کشتی کو باندھا جائے nơi tàu thả neo 系泊处
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moor

→ سَبْخَةُ , يَرْبِطُ slatina, uvázat fortøje, lynghede Moor , vertäuen προσδένω , χερσότοπος amarrar , páramo kiinnittää laituriin, nummi amarrer , lande pustopoljina, sidriti brughiera , ormeggiare 停泊させる, 荒野 매어두다, 황야 aanmeren , heidegrond fortøye , (lyng)hei przycumować , wrzosowisko atracar , charneca пустошь , швартовать förtöja, hed จอดเรือ, ทุ่งโล่ง bağlamak , bozkır bỏ neo, đồng hoang 停泊 , 沼地
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"I find that before the terrible event occurred several people had seen a creature upon the moor which corresponds with this Baskerville demon, and which could not possibly be any animal known to science.
You say that before Sir Charles Baskerville's death several people saw this apparition upon the moor?"
While we were still engaged in this conversation, a Moor came running up, exclaiming that four Turks had leaped over the fence or wall of the garden, and were gathering the fruit though it was not yet ripe.
The renegade interpreted to us what the Moor said to his daughter; she, however, returned him no answer.
We are blinded by mist; we are lost on a moor; and the treacherou s peat-bogs are round us in every direction!
We have no choice but to follow his example, or to be left alone on the moor. The intelligent little animals, relieved from our stupid supervision, trot off with their noses to the ground, like hounds on the scent.
She was not at all a timid child and she was not exactly frightened, but she felt that there was no knowing what might happen in a house with a hundred rooms nearly all shut up--a house standing on the edge of a moor.
"We've got to drive five miles across Missel Moor before we get to the Manor.
Here is a bronzed Moor in a prodigious white turban, curiously embroidered jacket, gold and crimson sash, of many folds, wrapped round and round his waist, trousers that only come a little below his knee and yet have twenty yards of stuff in them, ornamented scimitar, bare shins, stockingless feet, yellow slippers, and gun of preposterous length--a mere soldier!--I thought he was the Emperor at least.
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My patron lying at home longer than usual without fitting out his ship, which, as I heard, was for want of money, he used constantly, once or twice a week, sometimes oftener if the weather was fair, to take the ship's pinnace and go out into the road a- fishing; and as he always took me and young Maresco with him to row the boat, we made him very merry, and I proved very dexterous in catching fish; insomuch that sometimes he would send me with a Moor, one of his kinsmen, and the youth - the Maresco, as they called him - to catch a dish of fish for him.
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This usage, with some differences we had with a Moor, made us very desirous of leaving this country, but we were still put off with one pretence or other whenever we asked leave to depart.
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That sense of a dungeon, that sense of a horrible and degrading misfortune overtaking a creature fair to see and safe to trust, attaches only to ships moored in the docks of great European ports.
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