moored

Meanings

• verb

  Secured to the shore or a buoy by a rope or chain.

  - "The boat was moored at the dock."
  - "After a long journey, the sailors moored their ship."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with moored
toored , cured , perured

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Variants

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moor , moored , mooring , moors

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to tether' or 'to secure'. Derived from the Old Norse word 'mora', meaning 'to tether'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'mooring' is also used in astronomy to describe the position of a celestial body in relation to another.

2. The longest moored ship in the world is the SS United States, which has been docked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, since 1996.

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Related Concepts

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1. anchored: Both 'moored' and 'anchored' refer to securing a boat to prevent it from drifting, but 'anchored' refers to securing the boat to the sea floor using an anchor, while 'moored' refers to securing the boat to a dock or buoy using a rope or chain.

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Culture

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In literature, 'moored' has been used metaphorically to describe a person's emotional or psychological state, such as being 'moored' to a particular belief or idea.

How to Memorize "moored"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a boat securely tied to a dock with a rope.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'moored' with the image of a boat safely secured to a dock.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'M - Mooring - M - My boat's safe and secured' to remember the meaning of 'moored'.

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