moor

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C,usually pl.] (especially BrE) a high open area of land that is not used for farming, especially an area covered with rough grass and HEATHER: the North York moors * to go for a walk on the moors 2 [U] = MOORLAND: moor and rough grassland verb ~ sth (to sth) to attach a boat, ship, etc. to a fixed object or to the land with a rope, or ANCHOR it: [V] We moored off the north coast of the island. * [VN] A number of fishing boats were moored to the quay.