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Meaning of anchor
- 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.
- 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.
- Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.
- An emblem of hope.
- A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
- 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.
- One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
- To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship.
- To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.
- To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.
- To stop; to fix or rest.
- An anchoret.
Crossword clue for anchor
- A heavy object to secure a vessel
- Compere
- Fasten securely
- Fix firmly
- Heavy object for mooring a ship
- hold in place
- Host of TV news show
- It prevents a ship from moving
- Key person
- Last competitor in relay team
- Mainstay
- Major dairy brand owned by Fonterra
- Mooring device
- Mooring hook
- Secure firmly in position
- Ship's retaining implement
- Ship’s retaining implement
- TV news reader is the last runner in relay
- TV presenter
- TV presenter heard before Wat in Cambodia
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