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moor¹
- /mʊə/ UK
- /mɔː/ UK
- /moː/ Australia, British, Southern
- /mʊ(ə)ɹ/ US
- /moɹ/ US
- /moː/ New Zealand
- [möː(ə̯)~mʊ̈ː(ə̯)] New Zealand
- /mʉɾ/ [mʉːɾ] Scotland
- /muːɹ/ Ireland
Sounds like Moore, more (pour–poor merger), maw (most non-rhotic accents with the pour–poor merger), mooer (some accents) · Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ), -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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.
noun moors
- An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. (Compare bog, peatland, marsh, swamp, fen.) A cold, biting wind blew across the moor, and the travellers hastened their step.
- A game preserve consisting of moorland.
moor²
- /mʊə/ UK
- /mɔː/ UK
- /moː/ Australia, British, Southern
- /mʊ(ə)ɹ/ US
- /moɹ/ US
- /moː/ New Zealand
- [möː(ə̯)~mʊ̈ː(ə̯)] New Zealand
- /mʉɾ/ [mʉːɾ] Scotland
- /muːɹ/ Ireland
Sounds like Moore, more (pour–poor merger), maw (most non-rhotic accents with the pour–poor merger), mooer (some accents) · Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ), -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English moren, from unattested Old English *mārian, from Proto-West Germanic *mairōn (“to moor, fasten to”), related to *maida- (“post”), from Proto-Indo-European *mēyt-, *meyt-, from *mēy-, *mey- (“stake, pole”). Cognate with Dutch meren (“to moor”), marren (“to bind”).
verb moors · mooring · moored
- To cast anchor or become fastened. The vessel moored in the stream.
- To fix or secure (e.g. a vessel) in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with ropes, cables or chains or the like. They moored the boat to the wharf.
- To secure or fix firmly.
Opposite: unmoor
Moor³
- /mɔː/ UK
- /mʊə/ UK
- /mʊɹ/ US
- /mɔɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English More, Moore, from Old French More (modern French Maure), from Latin Maurus (“a Moor, meaning a Mauretanian, an inhabitant of Mauretania”), from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος (Mauroúsios, “Mauretanian”). Doublet of Moro.
noun Moors
- A member of an ancient Amazigh people from Mauretania.
- A member of an Islamic people of Arab or Amazigh origin ruling Spain and parts of North Africa from the 8th to the 15th centuries. [King of] Moro[cco]. Ye Moores and valiant men of Barbary, How can ye ſuffer theſe indignities?
- A Muslim or a person from the Middle East or Africa.
- A person of mixed Arab and Amazigh ancestry inhabiting the Mediterranean coastline of northwest Africa.
- A person of an ethnic group speaking the Hassaniya Arabic language, mainly inhabiting Western Sahara, Mauritania, and parts of neighbouring countries (Morocco, Mali, Senegal etc.).
Moor⁴
- /mɔː/ UK
- /mʊə/ UK
- /mʊɹ/ US
- /mɔɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ)
proper noun Moors
- A surname from Irish.
- An English surname transferred from the given name.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: moorland, berth, heath, mor, harbour, anchor, holme, dock, murr, spalding, marston, evan, moore, jankowski, marsh, peat bog
verb
Opposite: unmoor
Translations
Every language
noun region with poor, marshy soil, peat and heath
| Español | brezal, pantano, turbera |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 荒野, 荒れ地 |
| 中文 | 荒澤 /荒泽 huāngzé, 荒地 huāngdì |
| Português | charneca |
| Français | lande |
| Deutsch | Hochmoor |
| Italiano | landa, brughiera |
| Русский | ве́ресковая пу́стошь véreskovaja pústošʹ, пу́стошь pústošʹ |
| العربية | بِرْكَة birka, سَبْخَة sabḵa, مُسْتَنْقَع mustanqaʕ |
noun game preserve
| Русский | охо́тничье уго́дье oxótničʹje ugódʹje, уча́сток для охо́ты učástok dlja oxóty |
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verb to cast anchor or become fastened
| Español | anclar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 停泊する teihaku suru |
| 中文 | 系泊 jìbó, 泊 bó, 停泊 tíngbó |
| Português | ancorar, atracar |
| Français | mouiller, amarrer, ancrer |
| Deutsch | anlegen, ankern |
| Italiano | ancorare, attraccare |
| Русский | прича́лить pričálitʹ, прича́ливать pričálivatʹ, стать на я́корь statʹ na jákorʹ, става́ть на я́корь stavátʹ na jákorʹ, пришвартова́ться prišvartovátʹsja, пришвартовыва́ться prišvartovyvátʹsja |
verb to fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains
| Español | anclar, amarrar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 停泊させる teihaku saseru |
| Português | ancorar |
| Français | ancrer, amarrer |
| Deutsch | vertäuen |
| Italiano | attraccare, ancorarsi |
| Русский | ста́вить на я́корь stávitʹ na jákorʹ, поста́вить на я́корь postávitʹ na jákorʹ, швартова́ть švartovátʹ, пришвартова́ть prišvartovátʹ, пришвартовыва́ть prišvartovyvátʹ |
verb to secure or fix firmly
| Español | atar, amarrar, asegurar, fijar |
|---|---|
| Português | atracar |
| Deutsch | festmachen |
| Русский | крепи́ть krepítʹ, закрепи́ть zakrepítʹ, закрепля́ть zakrepljátʹ |
Talk about this word "moor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/moor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. moor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/moor "moor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/moor.Cite this
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title = {moor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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