MOORLAND

moor, moorland

(noun) open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

moorland (countable and uncountable, plural moorlands)

Open land that has an acidic peaty soil and is mostly covered with heather or bracken.

Synonyms

• moor

Hypernyms

• land

Source: Wiktionary


Moor"land, n. Etym: [AS. morland.]

Definition: Land consisting of a moor or moors.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

17 May 2025

ANTHOZOAN

(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins