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Definitions for Moor

[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.
[3] to secure (a ship, boat, dirigible, etc.) in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines.
[4] to fix firmly; secure.
[5] to moor a ship, small boat, etc.
[6] to be made secure by cables or the like.
[7] the act of mooring.
[8] a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting NW Africa.
[9] a member of this group that invaded Spain in the 8th century a.d. and occupied it until 1492.
[10] a tract of unenclosed ground, usually having peaty soil covered with heather, coarse grass, bracken, and moss
[11] to secure (a ship, boat, etc) with cables or ropes
[12] (of a ship, boat, etc) to be secured in this way
[13] (not in technical usage) a less common word for anchor (def. 11)
[14] 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)

Words related to Moor

dock, tether, berth, secure, chain, fix, lash, catch, tie, picket

Words nearby Moor

moonstruck, moonwalk, moonward, moonwort, moony, moor, moor grass, moorage, moorbird, moorburn, moorcock

Origin of Moor

1350–1400; Middle English More < Middle French, variant of Maure < Latin Maurus < Greek Maûros

Words that may be confused with Moor

moor, more

Other words from Moor

moor·y , adjective

Word origin for Moor

C14: via Old French from Latin Maurus, from Greek Mauros, possibly from Berber

Synonyms for Moor

dock, tether, tie up, berth, catch, chain, fix, lash, picket, secure, tie, make fast