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1. (verb) to be toothless, plain, bare.

E kore au e kaha ki te kai, he more (W 1971:209). / I will not able to eat because I'm toothless.

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Synonyms: tōtōkau, mānia, kōkau, taramore, tōkau, papatairite, mahuki, mōkau, momore, tāmoremore, rake, moremore, horehore, marake, pākira, māmore, monemone, māmori, mārakerake, hohore, hore, tāmore

2. (noun) taproot.

Ka whakatipuria te tī pore mō tana more, inarā, whai muri i te paopao me te tao ki te hāngī, ka reka rawa atu hei kai (Te Ara 2011). / Pacific cabbage tree (Cordyline fruticosa) was grown for its tap root, which, after pounding and steaming in an earth oven, was sweet and edible.

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3. (noun) extremity, headland, promontory.

Ka kite atu a Tama-te-kapua ki te more o Maketū (W 1971:209). / Tama-te-kapua saw the Maketū headland.

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Synonyms: mātārae, kūraenga, ponaihu, koutu, tūmū, kūrae, raenga, koraenga, mātārae, kūraenga, kūmū, koi, koutu, matamata, kūmore, kūrae, rae

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