American English pronunciation

How to pronounce moor

IPA transcription: ['mʊɹ]

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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

  • open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

Verb

  • secure in or as if in a berth or dock

    “tie up the boat”

  • come into or dock at a wharf

    “the big ship wharfed in the evening”

  • secure with cables or ropes

    “moor the boat”

Usage examples

  • The writer Brian Moore was a contemporary.
  • Morgan decided they had to save Moore and Schley.
  • Crawford's seat in the House was won by Richard H. Moore.
  • Up there, on the moors, it sounded otherworldly.
  • Craven contacts Jedburgh and asks him to accompany him inside Northmoor.
  • Moore was born in Stokes County, North Carolina of English descent.
  • It lies west of Moorefield.
  • It is licensed in Mooresville, North Carolina, United States.
  • He fought against the Moors in Spain.
  • Cloud, Little Falls, Motley, and Detroit Lakes before reaching Moorhead.