| NOUN | person | Moor | one of the Muslim people of north Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| object | moor, moorland | open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss | |
| VERB | contact | moor, berth, tie up | secure in or as if in a berth or dock |
| contact | moor, berth, wharf | come into or dock at a wharf | |
| contact | moor | secure with cables or ropes |
| Sounds | muh'r | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | allure ... Ur: 39 rhymes with uhr... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | Muslim, Moslem | A believer in or follower of Islam |
| Spanish | moro | |
| Catalan | moro | |
| Adjectives | Moorish, Moresque | relating to or characteristic of the Moors |
| Meaning | open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | moorland | |
| Instances | Marston Moor | A former moor in northern England |
| Broader | plain, field, champaign | extensive tract of level open land |
| Spanish | erial, páramo, turbera, yermo | |
| Catalan | ermàs, erm, ermot | |
| Meaning | Secure in or as if in a berth or dock. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | berth, tie up | |
| Narrower | wharf | moor at a wharf |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Spanish | amarrar, anclar, atracar | |
| Catalan | amarrar, atracar | |
| Nouns | mooring | a place where a craft can be made fast |
| Meaning | Come into or dock at a wharf. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | berth, wharf | |
| Broader | dock | Come into dock |
| Spanish | amarrar, atracar, atraque, fondear | |
| Catalan | atracar | |
| Meaning | Secure with cables or ropes. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "moor the boat" | |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Spanish | amarrar | |
| Catalan | amarrar | |
| Nouns | moorage | the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes |
| mooring | (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place | |
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