Anchor

Noun

 * 1)  A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
 * 2)  Generic term to refer to the combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
 * 3) A fixed point, especially materials or tools used to affix something at that point.
 * 4)  An HTML/XHTML mark-up tag to define a position in a file, or a link to a URL.
 * 5)  An anchorman or anchorwoman.

Verb

 * 1) To hold an object, especially a ship or a boat to a fixed point.
 * 2) To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
 * 3) To perform as an anchorman.

Verbs for Anchor
back—; cast—; cat—; come to—; drag— drop—; fasten—; fish—; forge—; foul— free from—; grapple with—; ground—; haul up—; heave up—; hoist—; hook— let fall—; let go—; lie at—; lift—; load— loose—; moor—to; raise—; rest—; ride at—; shackle—; shoe—; stow—; sweep for—; throw out—; tow—; weigh—; —bites bottom; —branches; —comes home; —drags; —entangles; —fixes itself to; —fouls; —holds; —moors; —resists; —rusts; —secures; —settles; —sinks; —slides down; —stabilizes; —strikes; —takes hold.

Thesaurus
affix; anchorage; annex; attach; batten; batten down; belay; berth; billet at; bind; bivouac; bower; bridle; burrow; camp; cast anchor; catch; cement; chain; cinch; clamp; clinch; colonize; come to anchor; cramp; dinghy anchor; disembark; dock; domesticate; drag anchor; drogue; drop anchor; drop the hook; enchain; engraft; ensconce; entrammel; establish residence; fasten; fasten down; fetter; fix; floating anchor; fluke; glue; graft; grapnel; grapple; gyve; hamper; handcuff; hive; hobble; hog-tie; holdfast; hook; hopple; imbed; inhabit; kedge; kedge anchor; kedge off; keep house; knit; lash; lash and tie; lay anchor; leash; live at; locate; mainstay; make fast; make secure; make sure; manacle; moor; mooring; mooring buoy; moorings; move; mudhook; mushroom anchor; nest; park; peg down; people; perch; picket; pin; pin down; pinion; plant; populate; put in irons; put to; relocate; reside; restrain; rivet; roost; rope; screw anchor; screw up; sea anchor; secure; security; set; set to; set up housekeeping; set up shop; settle; settle down; shackle; shank; sheet anchor; sit down; slip; squat; stability; stabilizer; stand; starboard anchor; stay at; stock; straitjacket; strap; strike root; support; take residence at; take root; take up residence; tether; tie; tie down; tie up; tighten; trammel; trice up; trim

Etymology
ancor:, from ancora:, from (or cognate with)  ἄγκυρα:. The modern spelling is a sixteenth-century modification to better represent the Latin misspelling anchora.

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/"{Nk3`/}}
 * ,, {{SAMPA|/"{Nk@`/}}

Noun

 * Arabic: مرساة
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: àncora
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Comox:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient:
 * Modern:
 * Hebrew: עוגן (ogen)
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Interlingua: anchore
 * Irish: ancaire
 * Italian:


 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 닻 (dat)
 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: ,
 * Maori: punga, haika (from English anchor)
 * Norwegian:
 * Old English:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Serbian: ,
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tamil: நங்கூரம்
 * Telugu: లంగరు
 * Turkish:
 * Volapük: nak


 * Catalan: àncora
 * Finnish:
 * Greek:


 * Irish: ancaire
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swahili:


 * Catalan: àncora


 * Finnish:


 * Catalan: enllaç
 * Finnish:


 * Greek:
 * Italian:


 * Arabic: مذيع
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 主持人
 * Finnish:


 * Japanese: ニュースキャスター, アンカーマン,
 * Macedonian: водител, спикер
 * Russian: ведущий, телеведущий, диктор

Verb

 * Bulgarian: закотвям
 * Catalan: ancorar
 * Chinese: 抛锚 (pāomáo), 下锚 (xià máo)
 * Dutch: het anker uitwerpen, verankeren,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Interlingua: anchorar


 * Latin:
 * Macedonian: всидрува, вкотвува
 * Polish: zakotwiczyć
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ancora
 * Slovene: zasidrati
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Volapük: nakön len


 * Dutch: houvast bieden


 * Finnish:


 * Chinese: 主持 (zhǔchí)
 * Finnish: toimia ankkurina,


 * Macedonian:

Related terms

 * anchorage
 * weigh anchor

Anagrams

 * archon
 * Charon
 * noarch