| NOUN | artifact | anchor, ground tackle | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin | a central cohesive source of support and stability | |
| person | anchor, anchorman, anchorperson | a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute | |
| VERB | contact | anchor, ground | fix firmly and stably |
| contact | anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor | secure a vessel with an anchor |
| Sounds | ae'ngker | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker... | |
| Meaning | A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | ground tackle | |
| Part of | vessel, watercraft | A craft designed for water transportation / transportation |
| Parts | fluke, flue | Flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor |
| shank, stem | cylinder forming a long narrow part of something | |
| Narrower | grapnel, grapnel anchor | A light anchor for small boats |
| mooring anchor | An anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place | |
| mushroom anchor | An anchor used for semipermanent moorings | |
| sheet anchor, waist anchor | spare anchor for use in emergency | |
| Broader | hook, claw | A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something |
| Spanish | ancla, áncora | |
| Catalan | àncora | |
| Verbs | anchor | secure a vessel with an anchor |
| Meaning | A central cohesive source of support and stability. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "faith is his anchor" | |
| Synonyms | mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin | |
| Broader | support | Something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest |
| Spanish | pilar, puntal | |
| Catalan | àncora | |
| Verbs | anchor | fix firmly and stably |
| Meaning | A television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | anchorman, anchorperson | |
| Broader | television reporter, television newscaster, TV reporter, TV newsman | someone who reports news stories via television |
| Spanish | presentadora, presentador de noticias, presentador | |
| Catalan | presentador | |
| Meaning | Fix firmly and stably. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "anchor the lamppost in concrete" | |
| Synonym | ground | |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Spanish | anclar | |
| Catalan | ancorar | |
| Nouns | anchor | a central cohesive source of support and stability |
| Meaning | Secure a vessel with an anchor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "We anchored at Baltimore" | |
| Synonyms | cast anchor, drop anchor | |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Spanish | anclar | |
| Catalan | ancorar | |
| Nouns | anchor | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving |
| anchorage | the act of anchoring | |
| anchorage | place for vessels to anchor | |
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