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1. moor
verb. ['ˈmʊr'] secure in or as if in a berth or dock.
Etymology
- mor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Moor
- entrepreneur
- pimplapure
- observateur
- premature
- reinsure
- procure
- obscure
- immature
- beladur
- amanpour
- stamour
- secure
- rednour
- reassure
- mature
- lumpur
- lancour
- impure
- gochnour
- gilmour
- demure
- brochure
- bonjour
- baldur
- unsure
- segur
- mosur
- manure
- lesure
- latour
Sentences with moor
1. Noun, singular or mass
Left to its own devices, a heather moor would slowly return to a forested state.
2. Verb, base form
Rent or moor a boat at the nearby docks; Silver Cove also has space for out-of-water boat storage.
3. Adjective
In St. Louis, for instance, riverboats moor just a 10-minute walk from the St. Louis Arch.
Quotes about moor
1. We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope.
- Epictetus
2. Wild Nights – Wild Nights!Were I with theeWild Nights should beOur luxury!Futile – the winds –To a heart in port –Done with the compass –Done with the chart!Rowing in Eden –Ah, the sea!Might I moor – Tonight –In thee!
- Emily Dickinson, Selected Poems
3. moor
noun. ['ˈmʊr'] open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss.
Etymology
- mor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. Moor
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.