American English pronunciation
How to pronounce moor
IPA transcription: ['mʊɹ]
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Noun
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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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open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
Verb
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secure in or as if in a berth or dock
“tie up the boat”
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come into or dock at a wharf
“the big ship wharfed in the evening”
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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.