moor
noun
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
Moors
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pluralof Moor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
moors
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present tense formof moor (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
moornouna tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
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Efforts to "rebuild the community" were continuing one year on from the North York Moors fire, she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The polyamorous community is bigger than many realize, said Amy C. Moors, an assistant professor of psychology at Chapman University who has researched the demographics of polyamorous people and discrimination against such relationships.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
In Spain, fritter-like buñuelos showed up with the Moors, and by some reports, churros were a Chinese idea that was later dragged through molten chocolate by hungry Madrileños or wandering shepherds or both.
From Salon ● Feb. 5, 2026
In 2012, he was awarded the Maria Moors Cabot Prize for distinguished coverage in Latin America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
At the highest point in Tarifa there is an old fort, built by the Moors.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
Days of dry and windy weather have made conditions challenging for fire crews and volunteers tackling flames burning across peatland moors and in woodland.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
In her story of ill-starred lovers and class divisions set on the bleak moors of Yorkshire, England, Emily Brontë creates two contrasting visions of home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
“Wuthering Heights” looks just as the voracious reader imagines it as they tear through the novel: drafty houses, windy moors, color and texture that bound from the screen.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
As do the moors that stretch behind the parsonage.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Nurse Evelyn helping him carry it across the moon-blackened moors.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
