Moorˈish adjective

Moorish Idol noun

A tropical marine fish (Zanclus canescens)

moor¹ /moor/ or (Scot) muir /mür, mār or mūr/

1. A wide expanse of uncultivated ground, esp upland, often covered with heath, and having a poor, peaty soil
2. A heath

moorˈish or moorˈy adjective

1. Resembling a moor
2. Sterile
3. Marshy
4. Boggy

moorˈ-band noun

A hard ferruginous layer formed under moorland soil (also moorˈ-band pan or moorˈ-pan)

moorˈburn or muirˈburn noun (Scot)

The seasonal burning of heather, etc on moorland to promote new growth

moorˈbuzzard noun

The marsh-harrier

moorˈcock or moorˈfowl noun

Red, or black, grouse

moor grass noun

Any of a variety of grasses found in moorland areas

moorˈhen noun

1. The waterhen
2. A female moorfowl

moorˈill noun (Scot)

A cattle disease of moorland districts, marked by haemoglobin in the urine

moorˈland noun

1. A tract of moor
2. Moorish country

adjective

Of moorland

moorˈlog noun

A deposit of decayed woody material under a marsh, etc

moorˈman noun

An inhabitant of a moor

moorˈ-pout or (Scot) muirˈ-pout /-powt/, moorˈ-poot or (Scot) muirˈ-poot /-poot/ noun

A young grouse