moor, moorland
(noun) open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
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
moor
(verb) secure with cables or ropes; “moor the boat”
moor, berth, wharf
(verb) come into or dock at a wharf; “the big ship wharfed in the evening”
moor, berth, tie up
(verb) secure in or as if in a berth or dock; “tie up the boat”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Moor (plural Moors)
(historical) A member of an ancient Berber people from Mauretania.
(historical) A member of an Islamic people of Arab or Berber origin ruling Spain and parts of North Africa from the 8th to the 15th centuries.
(archaic) A Muslim or a person from the Middle East or Africa.
(dated) A person of mixed Arab and Berber ancestry inhabiting the Mediterranean coastline of northwest Africa.
A person of an ethnic group speaking the Hassaniya language, mainly inhabiting Western Sahara, Mauritania, and parts of neighbouring countries (Morocco, Mali, Senegal etc.).
• Moro, Romo, room
More is not a homophone in some Northern UK accents, while mooer is.
moor (plural moors)
An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
A game preserve consisting of moorland.
moor (third-person singular simple present moors, present participle mooring, simple past and past participle moored)
(intransitive, nautical) To cast anchor or become fastened.
(transitive, nautical) To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like
(transitive) To secure or fix firmly.
• Moro, Romo, room
Source: Wiktionary
Moor, n. Etym: [F. More, Maure, L. Maurus a Moor, a Mauritanian, an inhabitant of Mauritania, Gr. Morris a dance, Morocco.]
1. One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.
2. (Hist.)
Definition: Any individual of the swarthy races of Africa or Asia which have adopted the Mohammedan religion. "In Spanish history the terms Moors, Saracens, and Arabs are synonymous." Internat. Cyc.
Moor, n. Etym: [OE. mor, AS. mor moor, morass; akin to D. moer moor, G. moor, and prob. to Goth. marei sea, E. mere. See Mere a lake.]
1. An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. In her girlish age she kept sheep on the moor. Carew.
2. A game preserve consisting of moorland. Moor buzzard (Zoöl.), the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.] -- Moor coal (Geol.), a friable variety of lignite.
– Moor cock (Zoöl.), the male of the moor fowl or red grouse of Europe.
– Moor coot. (Zoöl.) See Gallinule.
– Moor fowl. (Zoöl.) (a) The European ptarmigan, or red grouse (Lagopus Scoticus). (b) The European heath grouse. See under Heath.
– Moor game. (Zoöl.) Same as Moor fowl (above).
– Moor grass (Bot.), a tufted perennial grass (Sesleria cærulea), found in mountain pastures of Europe.
– Moor hawk (Zoöl.), the marsh harrier.
– Moor hen. (Zoöl.) (a) The female of the moor fowl. (b) A gallinule, esp. the European species. See Gallinule. (c) An Australian rail (Tribonyx ventralis).
– Moor monkey (Zoöl.), the black macaque of Borneo (Macacus maurus).
– Moor titling (Zoöl.), the European stonechat (Pratinocola rubicola).
Moor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moored; p. pr. & vb. n. Mooring.] Etym: [Prob. fr. D. marren to tie, fasten, or moor a ship. See Mar.]
1. (Naut.)
Definition: To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as, the vessel was moored in the stream; they moored the boat to the wharf.
2. Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly. Brougham.
Moor, v. i.
Definition: To cast anchor; to become fast. On oozy ground his galleys moor. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
