moor

Moor (http://definr.com/Moor)

     n 1: one of the Muslim people of  Africa; of mixed Arab and
          Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century;
          conquerors of Spain in the 8th century [syn: Moor]
     2: open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and
        bracken and moss [syn: moorland]
     v 1: secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
          [syn: berth, tie up]
     2: come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the
        evening" [syn: berth, wharf]
     3: secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat"