The Meaning of moor

• (n.) One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.
• (n.) Any individual of the swarthy races of Africa or Asia which have adopted the Mohammedan religion.
• (n.) An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath.
• (n.) A game preserve consisting of moorland.
• (v. t.) To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as, the vessel was moored in the stream; they moored the boat to the wharf.
• (v. t.) Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly.
• (v. i.) To cast anchor; to become fast.

Synonyms

Moor , moorland , berth , tie up , berth , wharf

Homophones

moore , muhr

Rhymes

allure , amanpour , assure , badour , baldur , beladur , bijur , bloor , bonjour , boor , brochure , buhr , contour , couture , cure , demure , detour , duerr , dufour , endure , ensure , entrepreneur , epicure , fluhr , foor , fuhr , gilmour , gloor , gochnour , immature , impure , insure , inure , jabbour , jure , lacour , lancour , latour , lesure , lumpur , lure , manure , mature , miniature , moore , muhr , muir , murre , obscure , observateur , pimplapure , premature , procure , pure , reassure , rednour , reinsure , ruhr , schnoor , secure , segur , spoor , stamour , stuhr , suhr , suhre , suire , sure , tour , ture , uhr , unsure , your