What is the meaning of Moor?

noun

  • 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.
  • Open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss.

verb

  • Secure in or as if in a berth or dock.
    • usage: "tie up the boat"
  • Come into or dock at a wharf.
    • usage: "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
  • Secure with cables or ropes.
    • usage: "moor the boat"
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APAWordNet. (2010). Moor. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/moor/definitions/1228565
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