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MOORLAND Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word moorland. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word moorland. (close relations)
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moor
nounn
noun

• open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

• one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

verb

• secure in or as if in a berth or dock

• come into or dock at a wharf

• secure with cables or ropes

bog
verb, nounv, n
noun

• wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

verb

• cause to slow down or get stuck

• get stuck while doing something

fen
verb, nounv, n
noun

• 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China

• low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

heath
nounn
noun

• a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers

• a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation

heathland
nounn
noun

• a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation

marsh
nounn
noun

• low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

• United States painter (1898-1954)

• New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982)

swamp
nounn
noun

• low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

• a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables

verb

• drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

• fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid

upland
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• used of high or hilly country

noun

• elevated (e.g., mountainous) land

wold
nounn
noun

• a tract of open rolling country (especially upland)

Best Hypernyms For MOORLAND

Here is a list of related hypernyms for moorland, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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champaign field plain

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