name
Meaning 1
A mainland dialect of the North Frisian language
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Standard Lemma guide
mooring
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name
Meaning 2
A surname.
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noun
Meaning 3
A place to moor a vessel.
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noun
Meaning 4
The act of securing a vessel with a cable or anchor etc.
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noun
Meaning 5
Something to which one adheres, or the means that helps one to maintain a stable position and keep one's identity - moral, intellectual, political, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
- 1890, John George Nicolay and John Hay, Abraham Lincoln: A History The party of pro-slavery reaction was for the moment in the ascendant; and as by an irresistible impulse, the Supreme Court of the United States was swept from its hitherto impartial judicial moorings into the dangerous seas of polities.
- 1898, Coates, Florence Earle, song: "Friendship from its Moorings Strays" Friendship from its moorings strays, Love binds fast together; Friendship is for balmy days, Love for stormy weather.
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verb
Meaning 6
present participle and gerund of moor
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 7
(nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: mooring line
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Broader terms: line
Narrower terms: headfast
noun
Meaning 8
a place where a craft can be made fast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moorage, berth, slip
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anchorage, anchorage ground
History
Etymology
Named after the moorland of the Risem Moor where it is spoken.
English surname, from a derivative diminutive of Moore.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: amarrador — place to moor a vessel
- Danish: fortøjning — place to moor a vessel
- Finnish: kiinnityspaikka — place to moor a vessel
- French: bitte — place to moor a vessel
- French: poste d'amarrage — place to moor a vessel
- Hebrew: מִרְתָּק (mirtak) — place to moor a vessel
- Italian: ormeggio — place to moor a vessel
- Italian: attracco — place to moor a vessel
- Macedonian: си́дриште (sídrište) — place to moor a vessel
- Māori: taunga — place to moor a vessel
- Māori: tauranga — place to moor a vessel
- Māori: herenga waka — place to moor a vessel
- Norwegian Bokmål: fortøyning — place to moor a vessel
- Portuguese: ancoradouro — place to moor a vessel
- Russian: прича́л (pričál) — place to moor a vessel
- Scottish Gaelic: acarsaid — place to moor a vessel
- Catalan: amarratge — act of securing a vessel
- Catalan: amarrada — act of securing a vessel
- Danish: fortøjning — act of securing a vessel
- Finnish: kiinnittäminen — act of securing a vessel
- Finnish: kiinnitys — act of securing a vessel
- French: amarrage — act of securing a vessel
- German: Vertäuung — act of securing a vessel
- Hebrew: רְתִיקָה (retikah) — act of securing a vessel
- Italian: ormeggio — act of securing a vessel
- Italian: attracco — act of securing a vessel
- Māori: herenga waka — act of securing a vessel
- Norman: amathage — act of securing a vessel
- Norwegian Bokmål: fortøyning — act of securing a vessel
- Russian: зачаливание (začalivanije) — act of securing a vessel
- Spanish: amarre — act of securing a vessel
- Swedish: förtöjning — act of securing a vessel