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- [moo r]
- /mʊər/
- /mɔːr/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [moo r]
- /mʊər/
Definitions of moor word
- noun moor a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting NW Africa. 1
- noun moor a member of this group that invaded Spain in the 8th century a.d. and occupied it until 1492. 1
- verb with object moor to secure (a ship, boat, dirigible, etc.) in a particular place, as by cables and anchors or by lines. 1
- verb with object moor to fix firmly; secure. 1
- verb without object moor to moor a ship, small boat, etc. 1
- verb without object moor to be made secure by cables or the like. 1
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Origin of moor
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English more, Old English mōr; cognate with Dutch moer, German Moor marsh
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Moor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
moor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
moor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for moor
verb moor
- dock — any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots.
- tether — a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
- tie up — that with which anything is tied.
- berth — A berth is a bed on a boat, train, or caravan.
- secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
noun moor
- heath — Sir Edward (Richard George) 1916–2005, British statesman: prime minister 1970–74.
- fell — simple past tense of fall.
- hill — the small hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol stands.
- upland — a city in S California.
- common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
Antonyms for moor
verb moor
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- push off — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- unhitch — to free from attachment; unfasten: to unhitch a locomotive from a train.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
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