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Defenition of the word anchor

    • Defenition of the word anchor

      • A television personality who presents material prepared for a news program and at times must improvise commentary for live presentation.
      • An object, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.
      • a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
      • secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
      • fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
      • prevents vessel from moving
      • a central cohesive source of support and stability: "faith is his anchor"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
      • a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
      • a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
      • a central cohesive source of support and stability
      • secure a vessel with an anchor
      • fix firmly and stably

    Synonyms for the word anchor

      • affix
      • anchorman
      • anchorperson
      • announcer
      • attach
      • backbone
      • cast anchor
      • commentator
      • drop anchor
      • fasten
      • fix
      • ground
      • ground tackle
      • keystone
      • linchpin
      • lynchpin
      • mainstay
      • newscaster
      • presenter
      • secure

    Similar words in the anchor

      • anchor
      • anchor's
      • anchorage
      • anchorage's
      • anchorages
      • anchored
      • anchoring
      • anchorite
      • anchorite's
      • anchorites
      • anchorman
      • anchorman's
      • anchormen
      • anchorpeople
      • anchorperson
      • anchors
      • anchorwoman
      • anchorwomen

    Meronymys for the word anchor

      • flue
      • fluke
      • shank
      • stem
      • vessel
      • watercraft

    Hyponyms for the word anchor

      • grapnel
      • grapnel anchor
      • mooring anchor
      • mushroom anchor
      • sheet anchor
      • waist anchor

    Hypernyms for the word anchor

      • claw
      • fasten
      • fix
      • hook
      • secure
      • support
      • television newscaster
      • television reporter
      • TV newsman
      • TV reporter

    Idioms for the word anchor

      • bower anchor

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