Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mooring

2 senses of mooring

Sense 1
mooring, moorage, berth, slip -- (a place where a craft can be made fast)
       => anchorage, anchorage ground -- (place for vessels to anchor)

Sense 2
mooring, mooring line -- ((nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place)
       => line -- (something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb moor

3 senses of moor

Sense 1
moor, berth, tie up -- (secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat")
       => fasten, fix, secure -- (cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man")

Sense 2
moor, berth, wharf -- (come into or dock at a wharf; "the big ship wharfed in the evening")
       => dock -- (come into dock; "the ship docked")

Sense 3
moor -- (secure with cables or ropes; "moor the boat")
       => fasten, fix, secure -- (cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man")