Words Like ANCHOR
We have put together a list of words that are similar to ANCHOR.
9 Alternative Words Similar to anchor
5 examples of anchor
1
to anchor a ship
2
to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge
3
our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream
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he is the linchpin of this firm
5
the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
10 definitions of anchor
1
A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station.
2
Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place.
3
Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.
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A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
6
Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
7
One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
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an achorman, anchorwoman, or anchorperson.
9
To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor.
10
To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition.