moor

/muːr/

Definitions

1. noun

A tract of open country, typically in a west European landscape, with heather-covered moorland and peat bogs

“The hikers got lost on the vast moor”

2. verb

To secure a ship to the shore with ropes or anchors

“The sailors moored the boat safely”

Synonyms

  • heath
  • tundra

Antonyms

  • forest
  • woodland