moor

English Thesaurus

1. open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss (noun.object)

hypernym	:	champaign, field, plain,
definition	:	extensive tract of level open land (noun.object)

instance hyponym	:	marston moor,
definition	:	a former moor in northern England (noun.location)

2. 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 (noun.person)

hypernym	:	moslem, muslim,
definition	:	a believer in or follower of Islam (noun.person)

3. secure with cables or ropes (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	fasten, fix, secure,
definition	:	cause to be firmly attached (verb.contact)

4. come into or dock at a wharf (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	dock,
definition	:	come into dock (verb.motion)

5. secure in or as if in a berth or dock (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	fasten, fix, secure,
definition	:	cause to be firmly attached (verb.contact)

hyponym	:	wharf,
definition	:	moor at a wharf (verb.contact)

6. secure with cables or ropes (verb.contact)

derivation	:	dockage, docking, moorage, tying up,
definition	:	the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes (noun.act)

derivation	:	mooring, mooring line,
definition	:	(nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place (noun.artifact)

7. come into or dock at a wharf (verb.contact)

derivation	:	dock, pier, wharf, wharfage,
definition	:	a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	berth, moorage, mooring, slip, berth, moorage, mooring, slip,
definition	:	a place where a craft can be made fast (noun.location)

8. secure with cables or ropes (verb.contact)

derivation	:	dockage, docking, moorage, tying up,
definition	:	the act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes (noun.act)

derivation	:	mooring, mooring line,
definition	:	(nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place (noun.artifact)

9. come into or dock at a wharf (verb.contact)

derivation	:	dock, pier, wharf, wharfage,
definition	:	a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	berth, moorage, mooring, slip, berth, moorage, mooring, slip,
definition	:	a place where a craft can be made fast (noun.location)

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