Dictionary Check: moor

"moor" is a valid word!

Scrabble 6 points
Words with Friends 7 points

Definition

noun

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

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noun

open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

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verb

secure in or as if in a berth or dock

Example: "tie up the boat"
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verb

come into or dock at a wharf

Example: "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
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verb

secure with cables or ropes

Example: "moor the boat"

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