noun
moor
moor
noun
1
A wide stretch of open, often hilly land covered in heather and rough grass, with poor, boggy soil.
"They hiked across the misty moor for hours."
"Sheep grazed on the windswept moor."
verb
1
To tie up and fix a boat in place with ropes, chains, or an anchor.
"They moored the yacht at the marina overnight."
"The fishing boat was moored to the old wooden jetty."
How to Use Moor
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a stretch of wild, boggy heathland, or to tie a boat securely in place.
Common pairings
a bleak moor
moor a boat
moor a ship
Word Forms
moored past tense, moors plural, Moors plural, Moors plural, moors singular
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Etymology
From Old English mōr, related to Dutch moer and German Moor, all meaning boggy upland.