1. n.1 a tract of open uncultivated upland, esp. when covered with heather.
2 a tract of ground preserved for shooting.
3 US a fen.
Derivatives:
moorish adj. moory adj.
Etymology: OE mor waste land, marsh, mountain, f. Gmc 2. v.
1. tr. make fast (a boat, buoy, etc.) by attaching a cable etc. to a fixed object.
2 intr. (of a boat) be moored.
Derivatives:
moorage n.
Etymology: ME more, prob. f. LG or MLG moren