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(verb) secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore" |
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Synonyms: cast anchor, drop anchor |
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Related Words: fasten, fix, secure |
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(verb) fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" |
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Synonyms: ground |
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Related Words: fasten, fix, secure |
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(noun) prevents vessel from moving |
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Synonyms: ground tackle |
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Related Words: claw, grapnel, grapnel anchor, hook, mooring anchor, mushroom anchor, sheet anchor, waist anchor |
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(noun) a central cohesive source of support and stability: "faith is his anchor"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" |
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Synonyms: backbone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay |
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Related Words: support |
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(noun) a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute |
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Synonyms: anchorman, anchorperson |
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Related Words: TV newsman, TV reporter, television newscaster, television reporter |
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