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- Dictionarymoor/mʊə/
noun
- 1. a tract of open uncultivated upland, typically covered with heather: British "a little town in the moors"
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The meaning of MOOR is an expanse of open rolling infertile land. How to use moor in a sentence.
MOOR definition: 1. an open area of hills covered with rough grass, especially in Britain: 2. to tie a boat so that…. Learn more.
MOOR meaning: 1. an open area of hills covered with rough grass, especially in Britain: 2. to tie a boat so that…. Learn more.
Moor definition: a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.. See examples of MOOR used in a sentence.
A moor is an area of open and usually high land with poor soil that is covered mainly with grass and heather. [ mainly British ] Colliford is higher, right up on the moors.
Moor. (mo͝or) n. 1. A member of a traditionally Muslim people of mixed Berber and Arab ancestry, now living chiefly in northwest Africa. 2. One of the Muslims who invaded Spain in the 8th century and established a civilization in Andalusia that lasted until the late 15th century.
moor. noun. /mɔː (r)/, /mʊə (r)/. /mʊr/. (especially British English) [countable, usually plural] a high open area of land that is not used for farming, especially an area covered with rough grass and heather. the North York moors. We went for a walk on the moors. Extra Examples.
moor, tract of open country that may be either dry with heather and associated vegetation or wet with an acid peat vegetation. In the British Isles, “moorland” is often used to describe uncultivated hilly areas. If wet, a moor is generally synonymous with bog.
To moor is to tie up a ship, as in to moor the ocean liner to the docks. Or, if you're reading Victorian literature, a moor could be a mossy meet-up spot. This word of many hats can also be a noun — a moor is mossy land covered in bushes and grass.
moor meaning: an open area in the countryside that is covered with rough grass and bushes: . Learn more.
