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an·chor
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heave
to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax. -
anchorman
The anchorman on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the person who presents it. -
hawse
the part of a bow where the hawseholes are located. -
kedge
to warp or pull (a ship) along by hauling on the cable of an anchor carried out from the ship and dropped. -
mushroom anchor
a stockless anchor having a bowlike head, used chiefly for semipermanent moorings. -
palm
any of numerous plants of the family Palmae, most species being tall, unbranched trees surmounted by a crown of large pinnate or palmately cleft leaves. Compare palm family.