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Synonyms for moor

Noun

1. Moor, Muslim, Moslem, Mohammedan, Muhammedan, Muhammadan, Islamist
usage: 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. moor, moorland, plain, field, champaign
usage: open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

Verb

1. moor, berth, tie up, fasten, fix, secure
usage: secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
2. moor, berth, wharf, dock
usage: come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening"
3. moor, fasten, fix, secure
usage: secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"
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