Moor
noun
A large open area of land that is not good for farming and often has wet ground.
We went for a long walk on the moor.
Often appears as...
- walk on the moor
- the moor landscape
verb
To attach a boat, ship, or aircraft to something so it stays in place.
The ship was moored at the dock for the night.
Often appears as...
- moored at the dock
- ship is moored
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Nautical
noun
A group of North African people, mostly living in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
The Moors ruled parts of Spain in the Middle Ages.
Often appears as...
- the moors in spain
- moorish architecture
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Neutral
Historical
noun
A large open area of land that is not good for farming and often has wet ground.
We went for a long walk on the moor.
Often appears as...
- walk on the moor
- the moor landscape
verb
To attach a boat, ship, or aircraft to something so it stays in place.
The ship was moored at the dock for the night.
Often appears as...
- moored at the dock
- ship is moored
Usage tips
Nautical
noun
A group of North African people, mostly living in Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia.
The Moors ruled parts of Spain in the Middle Ages.
Often appears as...
- the moors in spain
- moorish architecture
Usage tips
Neutral
Historical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Rural Landscape
Refers to natural landscapes, often associated with British countryside and nature.
They captured stunning photos of the barren moor.
Pro Tip 2/3Wilderness Setting
Evokes a sense of wild, untouched land, often used in literature and storytelling.
The ancient castle stood alone, surrounded by the windswept moor.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Farmland
Emphasizes that the terrain is not suitable for agriculture, often due to poor soil.
The farmers avoided the moor, knowing crops wouldn't grow there.
Pro Tip 1/3Rural Landscape
Refers to natural landscapes, often associated with British countryside and nature.
They captured stunning photos of the barren moor.
Pro Tip 2/3Wilderness Setting
Evokes a sense of wild, untouched land, often used in literature and storytelling.
The ancient castle stood alone, surrounded by the windswept moor.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Farmland
Emphasizes that the terrain is not suitable for agriculture, often due to poor soil.
The farmers avoided the moor, knowing crops wouldn't grow there.
Pro Tip 1/3Rural Landscape
Refers to natural landscapes, often associated with British countryside and nature.
They captured stunning photos of the barren moor.
Pro Tip 2/3Wilderness Setting
Evokes a sense of wild, untouched land, often used in literature and storytelling.
The ancient castle stood alone, surrounded by the windswept moor.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Farmland
Emphasizes that the terrain is not suitable for agriculture, often due to poor soil.
The farmers avoided the moor, knowing crops wouldn't grow there.
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The secrets I find on...
moored up in Tenerife. Looks beautiful, right? Great, if you're not a great mariner. Sometimes it looks a little more like this. This is us trying to make sure that we don't lose precious samples. Everyone's scurrying around, and I get terribly seasick, so it's not always a lot of fun, but overall it is.
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Don Tapscott: Four...
but I've been studying nature recently. You know, bees come in swarms and fish come in schools. Starlings, in the area around Edinburgh, in the moors of England, come in something called a murmuration, and the murmuration refers to the murmuring of the wings
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Onward: Visit the...
almost looks like farmland where you have these these large mooring grid structures which run literally a kilometer from end to end and with the different pens growing fish inside it's a unique site because probably no place in the world where farms are
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John Delaney: Wiring an...
there's a very complex computational model. On the left hand side, there's a new type of mooring, which I'll show you in just a second. And on the basis of several points, the oceans are complex, and they're central to the life on earth.
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There's more to life...
through small acts of love, which meant being kind even when people wronged you. But it gave them a to rein in the ego. Eventually, I left home for college and without the daily grounding of Sufism in my life, I felt unmoored.
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UK National Parks in 100...
they have the potential to provide homes for a rich variety of plants and animals we explore heaths and moors for 22 seconds of our walk stepping over heather bilbrey cowberry
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Piranha Feeding Frenzy...
that means the most infamous fish of the moor is at the top of the menu the piranhas piranhas are really common on the lake and Diablo and the others seem to love them
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Orphan Moon Bears Stolen...
they were taking from the moor a week ago they can be very very nervous of humans and whatever time we've heard of
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Eagle Owl Invasion PIPE...
the short-eared owls have returned to the farm after a successful summer on the moors and now we are five again
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Liu Bolin: The invisible...
This is an aircraft carrier moored alongside the Hudson River. Kenny Scharf's graffiti.
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The secrets I find on...
moored up in Tenerife. Looks beautiful, right? Great, if you're not a great mariner. Sometimes it looks a little more like this. This is us trying to make sure that we don't lose precious samples. Everyone's scurrying around, and I get terribly seasick, so it's not always a lot of fun, but overall it is.
Video examples
Don Tapscott: Four...
but I've been studying nature recently. You know, bees come in swarms and fish come in schools. Starlings, in the area around Edinburgh, in the moors of England, come in something called a murmuration, and the murmuration refers to the murmuring of the wings
Video examples
Onward: Visit the...
almost looks like farmland where you have these these large mooring grid structures which run literally a kilometer from end to end and with the different pens growing fish inside it's a unique site because probably no place in the world where farms are
Video examples
John Delaney: Wiring an...
there's a very complex computational model. On the left hand side, there's a new type of mooring, which I'll show you in just a second. And on the basis of several points, the oceans are complex, and they're central to the life on earth.
Video examples
There's more to life...
through small acts of love, which meant being kind even when people wronged you. But it gave them a to rein in the ego. Eventually, I left home for college and without the daily grounding of Sufism in my life, I felt unmoored.
Video examples
UK National Parks in 100...
they have the potential to provide homes for a rich variety of plants and animals we explore heaths and moors for 22 seconds of our walk stepping over heather bilbrey cowberry
Video examples
Piranha Feeding Frenzy...
that means the most infamous fish of the moor is at the top of the menu the piranhas piranhas are really common on the lake and Diablo and the others seem to love them
Video examples
Orphan Moon Bears Stolen...
they were taking from the moor a week ago they can be very very nervous of humans and whatever time we've heard of
Video examples
Eagle Owl Invasion PIPE...
the short-eared owls have returned to the farm after a successful summer on the moors and now we are five again
Video examples
Liu Bolin: The invisible...
This is an aircraft carrier moored alongside the Hudson River. Kenny Scharf's graffiti.
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Jenny Offill
American Author
I think that when we're looking at things when we're right in the center of things, as opposed to being a bit unmoored from what's going on around us, we see things through a kind of dulling lens of convention, and there's something about extreme emotional experiences that gives us a heightened clarity, I think, of thought and of feeling.
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Michael Specter
American Journalist
Natural' is a word that has become unmoored by its meanings. If you go into a vitamin shop, things are natural, and people look at that, and they think it's good. It's no different than any other thing you swallow.
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Ezra Furman
American Musician
My main theme as a songwriter seems to be a feeling of homelessness, of being in motion. The feeling of being somehow unmoored, a radical internal freedom that is very painful and also joyful.
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Beto O'Rourke
American Politician
There was something punk rock about Bobby Kennedy not going where the pollsters said or where consultants said. He was unmoored from what was safe or easy.
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Nate Berkus
American Designer
Home has always been one of the most important things. If I don't feel at home in my space, then I feel really unmoored.
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Joanne Froggatt
English Actress
It's very kind of 'Wuthering Heights' where my parents' house is, moors and deserted. It's very wild and mystic.
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Dave Davies
British Musician
Being alone on the moors is scary; as the rain clouds settle in, it makes you realise your place in nature.
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Epictetus
Greek Philosopher
We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope.
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Kaya Scodelario
British Actress
The moors have this weird energy. They trap you.
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Bryan Procter
English Poet
Even Echo speaks not on these radiant moors.
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Jenny Offill
American Author
I think that when we're looking at things when we're right in the center of things, as opposed to being a bit unmoored from what's going on around us, we see things through a kind of dulling lens of convention, and there's something about extreme emotional experiences that gives us a heightened clarity, I think, of thought and of feeling.
Quote examples
Michael Specter
American Journalist
Natural' is a word that has become unmoored by its meanings. If you go into a vitamin shop, things are natural, and people look at that, and they think it's good. It's no different than any other thing you swallow.
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Ezra Furman
American Musician
My main theme as a songwriter seems to be a feeling of homelessness, of being in motion. The feeling of being somehow unmoored, a radical internal freedom that is very painful and also joyful.
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Beto O'Rourke
American Politician
There was something punk rock about Bobby Kennedy not going where the pollsters said or where consultants said. He was unmoored from what was safe or easy.
Quote examples
Nate Berkus
American Designer
Home has always been one of the most important things. If I don't feel at home in my space, then I feel really unmoored.
Quote examples
Joanne Froggatt
English Actress
It's very kind of 'Wuthering Heights' where my parents' house is, moors and deserted. It's very wild and mystic.
Quote examples
Dave Davies
British Musician
Being alone on the moors is scary; as the rain clouds settle in, it makes you realise your place in nature.
Quote examples
Epictetus
Greek Philosopher
We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope.
Quote examples
Kaya Scodelario
British Actress
The moors have this weird energy. They trap you.
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Bryan Procter
English Poet
Even Echo speaks not on these radiant moors.
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