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moon·y /'mu:ni/ adj infml dreamy and purposeless
moor¹ /mʊər/ also moors pl. — n especially BrE a wide, open, often high, area of land, covered with rough grass or low bushes, that is not farmed because of its bad soil: shooting grouse up on the moors | the Yorkshire moors
moor² v [I;T(to)] to fasten (a ship, boat etc) to land, the bottom of the sea etc, by means of ropes, an ANCHOR etc: We moored in the estuary, waiting for high tide.
Moor n 1 the Moors [P] a Muslim people from North Africa. They entered Spain in the 8th century. They took control of the southern part of the country, and ruled there until 1492. 2 [C] a member of this people
Moore, Bobby /mʊər/ (1941-93) a British football player, considered one of the greatest English players ever, who played for the English national team and led the team that won the WORLD CUP in 1966.
Moore, De-mi /də'mi:/ (1962-) a US film actress known for being sexually attractive. Her films include Ghost (1990) and Indecent Proposal (1992). She was married to the actor Bruce Willis for a number of years.
Moore, Dud-ley /'dʌdli/ (1935-2002) a British musician, film actor, and COMEDIAN, known especially for making humorous television programmes in Britain with Peter Cook. His films include 10 and Arthur. He was also known for playing the piano.
Moore, Gordon (1928-) a US scientist and businessman who started the INTEL computer company. In the 1960s and 1970s he said that the power of the SILICON CHIP would double every 18 months. This idea seemed impossible at the time, but turned out to be true, and is now known as Moore's Law.
Moore, Henry (1898-1986) a British SCULPTOR considered by many people to be the most important British sculptor of the 20th century. He is known for his large, partly ABSTRACT SCULPTURES of people, especially women, lying down. → see colour photo on page A29
Moore, Mar-i-anne /ˌmæri'æn/ (1887-1972) an American poet and CRITIC, known for her clever and SATIRICAL poems
Moore, Ma-ry Ty-ler /'mɛəri 'taɪlər/ (1936-) a US film and television actress and PRODUCER, known especially for appearing in several popular humorous television programmes, such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-74)
Moore, Michael (1954-) a US writer and film director.
He has directed several films, including the documentaries (DOCUMENTARY) Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11. Moore also wrote the book Stupid White Men. He is known for saying exactly what he thinks, sometimes in a humorous way. He strongly criticizes the ways that rich people in American politics and CORPORATIONS think and behave.
Michael Moore
Moore, Patrick (1923-) a British ASTRONOMER (=person who studies the stars) who has written books and presented The Sky at Night, a television programme which has been broadcast every month since 1957. He is very popular, and famous for his fast speech and untidy hair. His official title is Sir Patrick Moore.
Moore, Roger (1928-) a British film and television actor, known especially for appearing in films such as Live and Let Die (1973) and For Your Eyes Only (1981) as the character James Bond, and on television in the programme The Saint (1963-68). He has also done a lot of work for UNICEF. His official title is Sir Roger Moore.
moor-hen /'mʊəhen||'mʊər-/ n a black bird that lives beside streams and lakes
moor-ings /'mʊərɪŋz/ n [P] 1 a) the ropes etc, used for mooring: The ship's moorings broke during the storm. b) also mooring — a place where a ship or boat is moored 2 the means by which something is fastened to something else:
The big banner had become detached from its moorings. | (fig.) Children from broken homes tend to lose their emotional moorings.
Moor-ish /'mʊərɪʃ/ adj connected with the Moors and the style of building they used: a beautiful example of Moorish architecture
moor-land /'mʊəlænd||'mʊər-/ also moorlands pl. — n [U] especially BrE open country that is a moor
'Moors, Murderers, the Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, a British man and woman who murdered several children in the 1960s. Brady and Hindley were lovers, and they were called the Moors Murderers because they buried the murdered children on the MOORS (=wild areas of high land) in the North of England. Before they killed the children, they tortured them (TORTURE) (=treated them very cruelly), and these events caused great shock and anger in the UK.
moose /mu:s/ n pl. moose a large deer with very large flat horns, that lives in North America and in Northern Europe
moot /mu:t/ v especially BrE [T usually pass.] to state (a question, matter etc) for consideration; suggest: The question of changing the club's rules was mooted at the last meeting.
,moot 'point also ,moot 'question n [C usually sing.] 1 an undecided point; point on which there is more than one opinion: 'Will the government's measures really influence race relations in any way?' 'It's a moot point.' (=I rather doubt that they will) 2 a point which is no longer important: Since he's offered to pay for the damage, it's a moot point whether it was really him who caused it.
mop¹ /mɒp||mɑ:p/ n 1 [C] a tool for washing floors, made up of a long stick with threads of thick string or a piece of SPONGE fastened to one end 2 [S(of)] infml a thick usually untidy mass (of hair) looking as if it has not been brushed
mop² v -pp- [T] 1 to wash (especially a floor) with a wet mop: I mop the kitchen floor twice a week. → see CLEAN² (USAGE) 2 [ (with)] to make dry by rubbing with a cloth or other soft material: It was such a hot day that he had to keep mopping his forehead with his handkerchief. 3 [+obj+adv/prep] to remove (unwanted liquid) by rubbing with cloth or other soft material: The nurse gently mopped the blood from the wound.
mop sthg. ⇔ up phr v [T] 1 to remove (unwanted liquid, dirt etc) with a mop or cloth: You spilt the milk, so you mop it up! 2 to finish dealing with: The rebellion has been crushed, but mopping-up operations may take a few more weeks. 3 to use up; ABSORB: The rebuilding programme soon mopped up all the allocated funds. —mop-up /'- -/ n infml
mope /məʊp/ v [I] derog to continue to be sad without trying to become more cheerful
mope about/around phr v [I] derog to move about in a sad, lifeless way
mo·ped /'məʊped/ n a bicycle which has a small engine; a small MOTORCYCLE
mop·pet /'mɒpɪt||'mɑ:-/ n infml, usually apprec a child, especially a girl
mo·quette /mɒ'ket||məʊ-/ n [U] a thick soft material used for making especially furniture coverings
mo·raine /mɒ'reɪn/ n a mass of earth, pieces of rock etc, left in a line at the edge or end of a GLACIER
mor·al¹ /'mɒrəl||'mɔ:-/ adj 1 [A no comp.] concerning or based on principles of right and wrong behaviour and the difference between good and evil: a man of high moral principles/standards | He refused to join the army on moral grounds. | You don't know all the circumstances of their divorce, so don't make moral judgments about it. | Babies aren't born with a moral sense. (=they cannot tell the difference between right and wrong) | He ran away from the enemy; it's clear the fellow has no moral fibre. (=is a coward) | moral courage 2 based on the idea of what is right rather than on what is legal or effective in a practical way: He isn't legally responsible for his nephew, but he feels he has a moral obligation/responsibility to help him. | I can't help your scheme with money, but I'll give you moral support. (=encouragement) | We lost the vote, but it was really a moral victory for our side. (=we proved that we were right) 3 good in character, behaviour etc; pure, especially in matters of sex: a very moral man → compare AMORAL, IMMORAL
moral² n a piece of guidance on how to live one's life, how to