moor
1 (mŏŏr)
[Middle English moren.]
verb: moored, moor·ing, moors.
transitive verb
- 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.
- To fix in place; secure. See synonyms at fasten
intransitive verb
- To secure a vessel or an aircraft with lines or anchors.
- To be secured with lines or anchors: The freighter moored alongside the wharf.
moor
2 (mŏŏr)
[Middle English mor, from Old English mōr.]
noun
- A broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained, with patches of heath and peat bogs.
Moor
(mŏŏr)
[Middle English More, from Old French, from Medieval Latin Mōrus, from Latin Maurus, Mauritanian, from Greek Mauros.]
noun
- A member of a Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab descent, now living chiefly in northwest Africa.
- One of the Muslims who invaded Spain in the 8th century and established a civilization in Andalusia that lasted until the late 15th century.