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moor 1 M0413200 (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 M0413200 (mo͝or)n. An uncultivated area covered with low-growing vegetation and often high but poorly drained. [Middle English mor, from Old English mōr.]
Moor M0413200 (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.]mooredLying with both anchors down or tied to a pier, anchor buoy, or mooring buoy.EncyclopediaSeeMoorMedicalSeemoor |