moors
noun · verb
Form of moor , plural of moor.
Simple meaning
An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat.
Pronunciation
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muurzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmʊɹz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
plural of moor
An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath.
plural of moor
A game preserve consisting of moorland.
plural of moor
A person of an ethnic group speaking the Hassaniya Arabic language, mainly inhabiting Western Sahara, Mauritania, and parts of neighbouring countries (Morocco, Mali, Senegal etc.).
verb
third-person singular of moor
To cast anchor or become fastened.
third-person singular of moor
Secure in or as if in a berth or dock
third-person singular of moor
Secure with cables or ropes
third-person singular of moor
To secure or fix firmly.
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This meaning: An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light (and usually acidic) soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath.
Used this way, moors is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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