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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>MOOR</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="moor"> moor (1), transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to put or keep (a ship or boat) in place by means of ropes or chains fastened to the shore or to anchors. Ex. The ship was moored in the harbor to unload cargo. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to fix firmly; secure. <DD>v.i. 1. to tie up a ship or boat. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to be made secure. </DL> <A NAME="moor"> moor (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. open wasteland, especially if heather or coarse grasses grow on it; heath. Ex. Wind and mist blew across the stark moor. <DD> 2. a game preserve consisting of such land. </DL> <A NAME="moor"> Moor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a Moslem people of mixed Arab and Berber stock living in northwestern Africa. The Moors invaded and conquered Spain in the 700's A.D. They were driven out in 1492. Ex. Under the Moors, Spain became more civilized than most other European countries (Walter C. Langsam). </DL> <A NAME="moorage"> moorage, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a mooring or being moored. <DD> 2. a place for mooring. <DD> 3. the charge for its use. </DL> <A NAME="moorberry"> moorberry, noun, pl. -ries.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =bilberry. <DD> 2. a small cranberry. </DL> <A NAME="moorcock"> moor cock,<DL COMPACT><DD> the male red grouse. </DL> <A NAME="moorfowl"> moorfowl, noun. =red grouse.</DL> <A NAME="moorhen"> moor hen,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the female red grouse; gorhen. <DD> 2. any one of various wading birds, such as the gallinule, rail, and coot. </DL> <A NAME="mooring"> mooring, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of tying up or securing a ship or boat. <DD> 2. Also, moorings. a place where a ship or boat is or may be tied up. <DD> 3. Also, moorings. (Figurative.) anything to which a person or thing is attached or fastened. expr. moorings, ropes, cables, or anchors by which a ship or boat is made fast. Ex. The ship snapped its moorings and drifted away. </DL> <A NAME="mooringmast"> mooring mast or tower,<DL COMPACT><DD> a mast or tower to which an airship can be moored. </DL> <A NAME="moorish"> moorish, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or like a moor. <DD> 2. full of moors; covered with moors. Ex. moorish hills. </DL> <A NAME="moorish"> Moorish, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of the Moors. <DD> 2. in the style of the Moors. </DL> <A NAME="moorland"> moorland, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) <DD>noun land covered with heather; moor. Ex. ... opportunities for studying the ecology of moorlands (A. W. Haslett). <DD>adj. of moorland. </DL> <A NAME="moorwort"> moorwort, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a low evergreen shrub of the heath family, growing chiefly in bogs in north temperate regions. </DL> <A NAME="moory"> moory, adjective, moorier, mooriest. =moorish.</DL> <A NAME="moose"> moose, noun, pl. moose.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a large cud-chewing animal of the same family as the deer, living in wooded areas of Canada and the northern part of the United States. The moose is a mammal, the male of which has a heavy build, large head, and broad antlers. <DD> 2. the European elk. </DL> <A NAME="moosewood"> moosewood, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small, slender maple tree having a green bark with white stripes. </DL> <A NAME="moot"> moot, adjective, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. that is doubtful or debatable; that can be argued. Ex. a moot point. <DD>v.t. 1. to bring forward (a point, subject, question, or case) for discussion. Ex. The project of this conference was first mooted about two years ago (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). <DD> 2. (Archaic.) to argue, discuss, or debate (a point, subject, question, or case). <DD>v.i. 1. to argue; dispute. <DD> 2. to debate a hypothetical case of law, as was done by students in the Inns of Court. <DD>noun 1. (in early English history) an assembly of the people of an administrative division for discussing local judicial and political affairs. <DD> 2a. a discussion of a hypothetical law case by students for practice. <DD> b. a hypothetical case that may be used for this. noun mooter. </DL> <A NAME="mootcourt"> moot court,<DL COMPACT><DD> a mock court held in a law school to give students practice. </DL> <A NAME="moothall"> moot hall,<DL COMPACT><DD> (in early English history) a hall in which a moot was held. </DL> <A NAME="mop"> mop (1), noun, verb, mopped, mopping.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a bundle of coarse yarn, rags, cloth, or the like, or a sponge, fastened at the end of a stick, for cleaning floors, dishes, or other things. Ex. The janitor pushed a mop over the dirty floor. <DD> 2. a thick, tangled, or unruly mass. Ex. a mop of hair not a little resembling the shag of a Newfoundland dog (Washington Irving). <DD> 3. any one of various small instruments resembling a mop, especially one used in surgery to apply medicated fluids or to remove infected matter. <DD>v.t. 1. to wash or wipe up; clean with a mop. Ex. to mop the floor. <DD> 2. to wipe sweat or tears from. Ex. He mopped his brow. <DD>v.i. to use a mop. expr. mop up, <DD> a. to clean up with a mop. <DD> b. (Informal.) to finish. Ex. Tom ... will follow the fireballer, and Johnny Sain will mop up (New York Times). <DD> c. (Military.) to clear out or rid (an area) of scattered or remaining enemy troops. Ex. The mopping up, after an unexpected quick victory ... , may be long and difficult (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="mop"> mop (2), verb, mopped, mopping, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. to make a wry face; grimace. <DD>noun a grimace. expr. mop and mow, to make faces; grimace. Ex. At the circus, the clowns mopped and mowed. </DL> <A NAME="mopani"> mopani, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a medium-sized tree of the pea family found in tropical Africa, used for lumber and as a source of copal. </DL> <A NAME="mopboard"> mopboard, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a baseboard. </DL> <A NAME="mope"> mope, verb, moped, moping, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. to be dull, silent, and sad; be gloomy. Ex. Went moping under the long shadows at sunset (D. G. Mitchell). (SYN) sulk. <DD>v.t. to cause to mope. <DD>noun a person who allows himself to be dull, silent, and sad. Ex. She is no mope, only thoughtful and quiet (M. C. Jackson). expr. the mopes, low spirits; the blues; the dumps. Ex. Master [is] still in the mopes (Thackeray). noun moper. adv. mopingly. </DL> <A NAME="moped"> moped, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a heavily built bicycle with a low-powered auxiliary engine; motorbicycle. Ex. Since it ... can be propelled by the pedals alone, the moped is clearly no motorcycle. It might best be called the effortless bike (Time). </DL> <A NAME="mopery"> mopery, noun, pl. -eries.<DL COMPACT><DD> mopish action or behavior. </DL> <A NAME="mophead"> mophead, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Informal.) a person with a thick or bushy head of hair. <DD> 2. the bundle or sponge fastened at the end of a mop. </DL> <A NAME="mopish"> mopish, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> inclined to mope; listless and dejected. adv. mopishly. noun mopishness. </DL> <A NAME="mopoke"> mopoke, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of several Australian birds, especially a kind of goatsucker or a small owl. Also, morepork. </DL> <A NAME="mopper"> mopper, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who mops. </DL> <A NAME="mopperup"> mopper-up, noun, pl. moppers-up.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Informal.) a person who cleans up or finishes off something. <DD> 2. (Military.) a soldier who takes part in a mop-up action. </DL> <A NAME="moppet"> moppet, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a little child. Ex. Additional moppets over five travel at $1 a head extra (Wall Street Journal). <DD> 2. (Archaic.) darling, a term of endearment for a baby or little girl, or a rag doll. </DL> <A NAME="moppingup"> mopping-up, adjective. =mop-up.</DL> <A NAME="moppy"> moppy, adjective, -pier, -piest.<DL COMPACT><DD> like a mop. Ex. moppy hair. </DL> <A NAME="mopup"> mop-up, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun (Informal.) 1. the act or process of cleaning up; a wiping out. Ex. It was the first county in which a mop-up of gambling was ordered (New York Times). <DD> 2. the systematic killing or capture of defeated troops left in an area after a major battle or war. Ex. As the mop-up continued, casualties mounted (Time). <DD>adj. of or having to do with a mop-up. Ex. Terrorists struck at British mop-up patrols with homemade bombs and rifle fire (Newsweek). </DL> <A NAME="mopy"> mopy, adjective, mopier, mopiest. =mopish.</DL> <A NAME="moquette"> moquette, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a thick, velvety carpet or upholstery fabric made of wool and hemp or linen. </DL> <A NAME="mor"> mor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a peaty kind of humus, poor in lime and nitrogen, and unsuitable for plant growth. </DL> <A NAME="mor"> mor.,<DL COMPACT><DD> morocco (leather). </DL> <A NAME="mor"> Mor.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Morocco. </DL> <A NAME="mora"> mora, noun, pl. morae, moras.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a unit of meter, equivalent to a short syllable. <DD> 2. (Law.) a negligent delay. </DL> <A NAME="moraceous"> moraceous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> belonging to the mulberry family. Ex. The fig, hop, hemp, and the Osage orange are moraceous plants. </DL> <A NAME="morainal"> morainal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a moraine. </DL> <A HREF="moraine.dic">NEXT</A>