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Meaning of moor

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Moor
      n 1: 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
      2: open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and
         bracken and moss [syn: {moor}, {moorland}]
      v 1: secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
           [syn: {moor}, {berth}, {tie up}]
      2: come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the
         evening" [syn: {moor}, {berth}, {wharf}]
      3: secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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