mooress Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
   Douglas Moore; Moore.
   
2. noun English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (born in 1935)
   Dudley Stuart John Moore; Dudley Moore; Moore.
   
3. noun English philosopher (1873-1958)
   George Edward Moore; Moore; G. E. Moore.
   
4. noun Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse (1779-1852)
   Thomas Moore; Moore.
   
5. noun United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1872)
   Marianne Craig Moore; Marianne Moore; Moore.
   
6. noun British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986)
   Henry Moore; Henry Spencer Moore; Moore.
   
7. verb secure in or as if in a berth or dock
   berth; moor; tie up.
   
   • tie up the boat
8. verb come into or dock at a wharf
   berth; moor; wharf.
   
   • the big ship wharfed in the evening
9. verb secure with cables or ropes
   moor.
   
   • moor the boat

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