moor

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

moor [moor moors moored mooring] noun, verb BrE [mɔː(r)] BrE [mʊə(r)] NAmE [mʊr]
noun (especially BrE)
1. 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
•to go for a walk on the moors
2. uncountable = ↑moorland
•moor and rough grassland

Word Origin:
n. Old English mōr Germanic v. late 15th cent. Germanic Dutch meren

Example Bank:
•We got lost on the moors.
•the slopes leading down from the moor
•the wind blowing across the moors
•We went for a walk on the moors.

 
verb intransitive, transitive
to attach a boat, ship, etc. to a fixed object or to the land with a rope, or ↑anchor it
Syn: ↑tie up
•We moored off the north coast of the island.
•~ sth (to sth) A number of fishing boats were moored to the quay.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
n. Old English mōr Germanic v. late 15th cent. Germanic Dutch meren
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  moorland, Moor, berth, wharf, tie up