Anchor
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English
Noun
Anchor (plural Anchors)- (nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
- (nautical) Generic term to refer to the combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
- A fixed point, especially materials or tools used to affix something at that point.
- (Internet) An HTML/XHTML mark-up tag to define a position in a file, or a link to a URL.
- (television) An anchorman or anchorwoman.
Verb
Anchor (third-person singular simple present Anchors, present participle Anchoring, simple past and past participle Anchored)
- To hold an object, especially a ship or a boat to a fixed point.
- To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
- To perform as an anchorman.
Verbs for Anchor
back—; cast—; cat—; come to—; drag— drop—; fasten—; fish—; forge—; foul— free from—; grapple with—; ground—; haul up—; heave up—; hoist—; hook— let fall—; let go—; lie at—; lift—; load— loose—; moor—to; raise—; rest—; ride at—; shackle—; shoe—; stow—; sweep for—; throw out—; tow—; weigh—; —bites bottom; —branches; —comes home; —drags; —entangles; —fixes itself to; —fouls; —holds; —moors; —resists; —rusts; —secures; —settles; —sinks; —slides down; —stabilizes; —strikes; —takes hold.
Thesaurus
affix; anchorage; annex; attach; batten; batten down; belay; berth; billet at; bind; bivouac; bower; bridle; burrow; camp; cast anchor; catch; cement; chain; cinch; clamp; clinch; colonize; come to anchor; cramp; dinghy anchor; disembark; dock; domesticate; drag anchor; drogue; drop anchor; drop the hook; enchain; engraft; ensconce; entrammel; establish residence; fasten; fasten down; fetter; fix; floating anchor; fluke; glue; graft; grapnel; grapple; gyve; hamper; handcuff; hive; hobble; hog-tie; holdfast; hook; hopple; imbed; inhabit; kedge; kedge anchor; kedge off; keep house; knit; lash; lash and tie; lay anchor; leash; live at; locate; mainstay; make fast; make secure; make sure; manacle; moor; mooring; mooring buoy; moorings; move; mudhook; mushroom anchor; nest; park; peg down; people; perch; picket; pin; pin down; pinion; plant; populate; put in irons; put to; relocate; reside; restrain; rivet; roost; rope; screw anchor; screw up; sea anchor; secure; security; set; set to; set up housekeeping; set up shop; settle; settle down; shackle; shank; sheet anchor; sit down; slip; squat; stability; stabilizer; stand; starboard anchor; stay at; stock; straitjacket; strap; strike root; support; take residence at; take root; take up residence; tether; tie; tie down; tie up; tighten; trammel; trice up; trim
Etymology
Old English ancor, from Latin ancora, from (or cognate with) Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ankura). The modern spelling is a sixteenth-century modification to better represent the Latin misspelling anchora.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈæŋkə/, SAMPA: /"{Nk3`/
- (US) enPR: ăngʹkər, IPA: /ˈæŋkɚ/, SAMPA: /"{Nk@`/
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Audio (US) noicon (file) - Rhymes: -æŋkə(r)
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