ALL meanings of anchor
an·chor
A a - noun anchor boat: mooring device 1
- transitive verb anchor boat: moor 1
- transitive verb anchor make steady, secure 1
- transitive verb anchor fix sth in ground 1
- adjective anchor on web page 1
- noun anchor anchorman, anchorwoman 1
- noun anchor person: emotional support 1
- noun anchor most important person 1
- noun anchor web pages 1
- transitive verb anchor host a news programme 1
- noun anchor Moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor. 1
- noun anchor (nautical) A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement. 0
- noun anchor (nautical) The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.). 0
- noun anchor 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. 0
- noun anchor (Internet) A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink. 0
- noun anchor (television) An anchorman or anchorwoman. 0
- noun anchor (athletics) The final runner in a relay race. 0
- noun anchor (archery) A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot. 0
- noun anchor (economics) A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area. 0
- noun anchor (figuratively) That which gives stability or security. 0
- noun anchor (architecture) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together. 0
- noun anchor (architecture) 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. 0
- noun anchor One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges. 0
- noun anchor One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta. 0
- verb anchor To hold an object, especially a ship or a boat to a fixed point. 0
- verb anchor To cast anchor; to come to anchor. 0
- verb anchor To stop; to fix or rest. 0
- verb anchor To provide emotional stability for a person in distress. 0
- verb anchor To perform as an anchorman. 0