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| NOUN | 1 | anchor, ground tackle | A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving |
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| 2 | anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin | A central cohesive source of support and stability | |
| 3 | anchor, anchorman, anchorperson | A television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute | |
| VERB | 1 | anchor, ground | Fix firmly and stably |
| 2 | anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor | Secure a vessel with an anchor |
| Sounds | ae'ngker |
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| Rhymes | acre / Acre, asker, attacker, and 170 more rhymes in ker... |
| Meaning | A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving. |
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| Synonyms | ground tackle |
| Part of | vessel, watercraft |
| Parts | fluke, flue; shank, stem |
| Broader | hook, claw |
| Narrower | grapnel, grapnel anchor; mooring anchor; mushroom anchor; sheet anchor, waist anchor |
| Verbs | anchor |
| Meaning | A central cohesive source of support and stability. |
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| Examples | "faith is his anchor" |
| Synonyms | mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin |
| Broader | support |
| Verbs | anchor |
| Meaning | A television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. |
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| Synonyms | anchorman, anchorperson |
| Broader | television reporter, television newscaster, TV reporter, TV newsman |
| Meaning | Fix firmly and stably. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "anchor the lamppost in concrete" |
| Synonyms | ground |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure |
| Nouns | anchor |
| Meaning | Secure a vessel with an anchor. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "We anchored at Baltimore" |
| Synonyms | cast anchor, drop anchor |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure |
| Nouns | anchorage; anchorage; anchor |
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