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Noun: Moore  mûr [N. Amer], mor or mûr [Brit]
  1. English actor and comedian who appeared on television and in films (1935-2002)
    - Dudley Moore, Dudley Stuart John Moore
     
  2. United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
    - Douglas Moore
     
  3. English philosopher (1873-1958)
    - G. E. Moore, George Edward Moore
     
  4. Irish poet who wrote nostalgic and patriotic verse (1779-1852)
    - Thomas Moore
     
  5. United States poet noted for irony and wit (1887-1972)
    - Marianne Moore, Marianne Craig Moore
     
  6. British sculptor whose works are monumental organic forms (1898-1986)
    - Henry Moore, Henry Spencer Moore

Sounds like: moor, more, maw

Type of: actor, carver, comedian, comic, composer, funnyman, histrion, philosopher, player, poet, role player, sculptor, sculpturer, statue maker, thespian

Encyclopedia: Moore, Perry