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moors
 
Noun moor has 2 senses
  1. Moor - 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
    --1 is a kind of     Muslim, Moslem, Mohammedan, Muhammedan, Muhammadan, Islamist
  2. moor, moorland - open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
    --2 is a kind of plain, field, champaign
Verb moor has 3 senses
  1. moor, berth, tie up - secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
    --1 is one way to fasten, fix, secure
    Derived form: noun mooring1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. moor, berth, wharf - come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
    --2 is one way to dock
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  3. moor - secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"
    --3 is one way to     fasten, fix, secure
    Derived forms: noun moorage3, noun mooring2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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