moor

Words with a similar base: moor, moorland

'moor'

[moor.n.01] as in: 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

'moor'

[moor.n.02] as in: open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

'moor'

[moor.v.01] as in: secure in or as if in a berth or dock

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Examples:
tie up the boat

'moor'

[moor.v.02] as in: come into or dock at a wharf

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Examples:
the big ship wharfed in the evening

'moor'

[moor.v.03] as in: secure with cables or ropes

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Examples:
moor the boat