Definition of Moor
Moor
moor
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to fasten something (especially a boat) by tying it up with ropes, lines, or cables or by securing it with an anchor;
e.g. He was careful to moor his boat to the dock before getting out.
(noun)
in British usage, a section of open land, typically infertile and thus uncultivated, often boggy or peaty in character, overgrown with grasses, and/or reserved for shooting/hunting;
e.g. The mansion was located on a moor in the countryside.
(noun)
a member of the group of people who conquered Spain in the 8th century, who hailed from north-western Africa and who were Muslims of mixed Arab and Berber descent (used as "Moor");
e.g. I bought this article from a Moor merchant in town.
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