Look up: moor

1. moor
   [n] - one of the Muslim people of Africa 2. [n] - open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss 3. [v] - secure in or as if in a berth or dock 4. [v] - come into or dock at a wharf 5. [v] - secure with cables or ropes
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2. Moor
   Similar in many respects to a heath, but occurring at higher elevations. The flora is dominated by ling, heathers, grasses and sedges.
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3. Moor
   Any of the northwestern African Muslims, of mixed Arab and Berber origin, who conquered Spain and ruled its southern part from 711 to 1492, when they were forced to renounce their faith and became...
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4. moor
   an open, uncultivated tract with a more or less peaty soil supporting low vegetation, typically coarse grasses, sedges (Cyperaceae) and Ericaceae, with sphagnum and cotton 'grass' (Eriophorum spp.)at higher and wetter elevations; less dry than heath and at its wettest bog Category: Botany and zoo...
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5. Moor
   Moor (mōr) noun [ French More , Maure , Latin Maurus a Moor, a Mauritanian, an inhabitant of Mauritania, Greek May^ros ; confer may^ros black, dark. Confer Morris a dance, Morocco .] ...
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6. Moor
   Moor noun [ Middle English mor , Anglo-Saxon mōr moor, morass; akin to Dutch moer moor, German moor , and probably to Goth. marei sea, English mere . See Mere a lake.] 1. An extensive wa...
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7. Moor
   Moor (mōr) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Moored (mōrd); present participle & verbal noun Mooring .] [ Prob. from Dutch marren to tie, fasten, or moor a ...
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8. Moor
   Moor intransitive verb To cast anchor; to become fast. « On oozy ground his galleys moor .» Dryden.
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9. moor
   Chiefly British term: an extensive area of open rolling infertile land consisting of sand, rock, or peat usually covered with heather, bracken, coarse grass and sphagnum moss, a boggy area of wasteland usually dominated by grasses and sedges growing in a thick layer of peat. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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10. moor
    moorland noun open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
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11. 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
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12. moor
    verb secure in or as if in a berth or dock; `tie up the boat`
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13. Moor
    • (n.) One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns. • (n.) An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. • (v. t.) To fix or secure, a...
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14. Moor
    in English usage, a Moroccan or, formerly, a member of the Muslim population of what is now Spain and Portugal. Of mixed Arab, Spanish, and Amazigh ... [18 related articles]
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15. moor
    tract of open country that may be either dry with heather and associated vegetation or wet with an acid peat vegetation. If wet, a moor is generally ... [2 related articles]
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16. Moor
    Moor is a French boy name. The meaning of the name is `Dark skinned` The name Moor doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Moor seems to be unique!
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17. Moor
    Any of the northwestern African Muslims, of mixed Arab and Berber origin, who conquered Spain and ruled its southern part from 711 to 1492, when they were forced to renounce their faith and became Christian (they were then known as Moriscos). The name (English form of Latin Maurus) was originally applied to an ...
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18. moor
    Click images to enlargeIn earth science, a stretch of land, usually at a height, which is characterized by a vegetation of heather, coarse grass, and bracken. A moor may be poorly drained and contain boggy hollows
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19. moor
    To attach a boat to a fixed object.
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