moor

C2 Topic:Maritime & Sailing

US /mʊə/ UK /mɔː/ See IPA manual

Freq #13791

Meanings

1

verb
To fix a boat or ship in place with ropes, chains, or an anchor.

They moored the boat to the wharf for the night.
2

noun
A wide area of open, often hilly land with poor soil, heather, and few trees.

A cold wind blew across the moor as the hikers pressed on.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to fix a boat or ship in... berth

2 noun · a wide area of open, often... moorland

Opposites

unmoor

Word family

Forms mooredmooringmoors

Derived forms broadmoorclayton-le-moorscranmoordartmoorexmoorholme-on-spalding-moormoor-evilmoorablemooragemoorballmoorbandmoorberry

Related forms morian

Etymology

From Middle English mor, from Old English mōr, from Proto-West Germanic *mōr, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European *móri. Cognates include Welsh môr, Old Irish muir (from Proto-Celtic *mori); Scots muir, Dutch moer, Old Saxon mōr, Old Saxon mūr, German Moor and perhaps also Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 (marei). See mere.

mor Middle English mōr Old English *mōr Proto-West Germanic *mōraz Proto-Germanic *móri Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Maritime & Sailing Actions & Processes

External links

# moor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /mʊə/
**IPA (UK):** /mɔː/
**Frequency rank:** 13791

## Meanings
1. To fix a boat or ship in place with ropes, chains, or an anchor.
2. A wide area of open, often hilly land with poor soil, heather, and few trees.

## Examples
- They moored the boat to the wharf for the night.
- A cold wind blew across the moor as the hikers pressed on.

## Antonyms
- unmoor

## Derived Forms
- broadmoor
- clayton-le-moors
- cranmoor
- dartmoor
- exmoor
- holme-on-spalding-moor
- moor-evil
- moorable
- moorage
- moorball
- moorband
- moorberry

## Related Forms
- morian

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mor
- Root: mōr
- Root: *mōr
- Root: *mōraz
- Root: *móri

## Etymology
From Middle English mor, from Old English mōr, from Proto-West Germanic *mōr, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European *móri. Cognates include Welsh môr, Old Irish muir (from Proto-Celtic *mori); Scots muir, Dutch moer, Old Saxon mōr, Old Saxon mūr, German Moor and perhaps also Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 (marei). See mere.

## AI Etymology
Moor is from Middle English mor, from Old English mōr, from Proto-West Germanic *mōr, from Proto-Germanic *mōraz, from Proto-Indo-European *móri. Cognates include Welsh môr, Old Irish muir (from Proto-Celtic *mori); Scots muir, Dutch moer, Old Saxon mōr, Old Saxon mūr, German Moor and perhaps also Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 (marei). See mere. Important recorded forms include mor (Middle English), mōr (Old English), *mōr (Proto-West Germanic), *mōraz (Proto-Germanic), and *móri (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include to fix a boat or ship in place with ropes, chains, or an anchor and a wide area of open, often hilly land with poor soil, heather, and few trees. The wider family includes derived forms such as broadmoor, clayton-le-moors, cranmoor, dartmoor, and exmoor and related words such as morian.

## Topics
- Maritime & Sailing
- Actions & Processes

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