anchor
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: simple
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Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der.?
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.?
Latin ancorabor.
Proto-Germanic *ankurô
Proto-West Germanic *ankurō
Old English ancor
Middle English anker
English anchor
From Middle English anker, from Old English ancor, ancra, from Latin ancora, from (or cognate with) Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura). The modern form is a sixteenth-century modification after the Medieval Latin spelling anchora. Doublet of ancora, anker, angora, and Ankara.
Inflected forms:
form: anchors
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: anchour
pos: noun
tags: alternative
archaic
form: anchors
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: anchoring
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: anchored
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: anchored
pos: verb
tags: past
form: anchour
pos: verb
tags: alternative
archaic
Senses:
gloss: A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
pos: noun
examples: Men that I knew around Wapatomac didn't wear high, shiny plug hats, nor yeller spring overcoats, nor carry canes with ivory heads as big as a catboat's anchor, as you might say.
gloss: An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached.
pos: noun
gloss: The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
pos: noun
gloss: Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.
pos: noun
gloss: Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.
pos: noun
gloss: A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
pos: noun
tags: Internet
gloss: A line of code in a program which acts as a reference point for further code to be added immediately before or after, usually via copy and paste.
pos: noun
gloss: An anchorman or anchorwoman.
pos: noun
examples: Condoleezza Rice pops up on Fox to be told by the anchor: “When you invade a sovereign nation, that is a war crime.”
gloss: The final runner in a relay race.
pos: noun
gloss: A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.
pos: noun
gloss: A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.
pos: noun
examples: Supermarkets have also had to adjust. Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda have put a much greater emphasis on developing smaller high street stores or becoming anchors for mixed-used regeneration schemes […]
However, mall developers offer huge discounts to department stores because these anchors create traffic […]
gloss: That which gives stability or security.
pos: noun
tags: figuratively
examples: which hope we have as an anchor of the soul
gloss: A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
pos: noun
gloss: A screw anchor.
pos: noun
tags: US
gloss: Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
pos: noun
gloss: One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.
pos: noun
gloss: One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
pos: noun
gloss: The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.
pos: noun
gloss: The brake of a vehicle.
pos: noun
tags: slang
examples: I saw Tim look back through the rear window of the cab and prayed he wouldn't do the first thing that came into his mind and step on the anchors.
[Police:] ‘… when we blow the horn, you do an emergency stop.’ So the foaf did as he was bid and, hearing an almighty horn blast stepped on the anchors. There was a most tremendous crash as the Police car ran into the back of his Austin.
“Brake, brake, brake! You need to scrub off more speed before you enter the corner,” he explained, as I took his advice and jumped on the anchors.
gloss: A defensive player, especially one who counters the opposition's best offensive player.
pos: noun
examples: Phil Foden once again demonstrated his pedigree and will push for a start, while Leeds United's Kalvin Phillips will hope he has done enough to get a chance as a defensive midfield anchor if Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson fails to recover full fitness after groin surgery.
gloss: A batter who remains in for a long time.
pos: noun
gloss: A device for attaching a climber at the top of a climb, such as a chain or ring or a natural feature.
pos: noun
gloss: To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
pos: verb
gloss: To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
pos: verb
examples: Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.
gloss: To stop; to fix or rest.
pos: verb
examples: My invention […] anchors on Isabel.
gloss: To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
pos: verb
gloss: To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
pos: verb
gloss: To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.
pos: verb
examples: It is an incredible tale and one that makes no sense on so many levels. Only two years ago Leicester were anchored to the foot of the Premier League and staring at the prospect of relegation to the Championship under Nigel Pearson.
Synonyms: hold
Derived words: anchorable
anchorage
anchor baby
anchor ball
anchor bend
anchor buoy
anchoress
anchor hitch
anchorhold
anchor-hoy
anchor ice
anchorless
anchor light
anchorlike
anchor line
anchorman
anchor man
anchor nut
anchorperson
anchor point
anchor pylon
anchor ring
anchor's aweigh
anchor seine
anchor shot
anchorsmith
anchor space
anchor store
anchor tenant
anchor worm
at anchor
Blue Anchor
boat anchor
bower anchor
bring one's arse to an anchor
bring one's arse to anchor
bring one's ass to an anchor
bring one's ass to anchor
coanchor
come to anchor
crown and anchor
drift anchor
drogue anchor
drop anchor
foul anchor
fouled anchor
ice anchor
lay an anchor to the windward
midfield anchor
mushroom anchor
news anchor
rail anchor
rond anchor
rond-anchor
screw anchor
sea anchor
sheet anchor
swallow the anchor
swing at anchor
trust anchor
w-anchor
weather anchor
weigh anchor
anchorer
disanchor
reanchor
unanchor
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