All anchor synonyms
anΒ·chor
A a verb anchor
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- dock β any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots.
- fix β to repair; mend.
- tie up β that with which anything is tied.
- attach β If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
- moor β a Muslim of the mixed Berber and Arab people inhabiting NW Africa.
- fasten β to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- plant β any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- berth β A berth is a bed on a boat, train, or caravan.
- stay β (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- catch β If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
- tie β to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
- imbed β embed.
- affix β If you affix one thing to another, you stick it or attach it to the other thing.
noun anchor
- newscaster β a broadcast of news on radio or television.
- commentator β A commentator is a broadcaster who gives a radio or television commentary on an event.
- presenter β a person or thing that presents.
- announcer β An announcer is someone who introduces programmes on radio or television or who reads the text of a radio or television advertisement.
- broadcaster β A broadcaster is someone who gives talks or takes part in interviews and discussions on radio or television programmes.
- journalist β a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism.
- anchorperson β the primary reporter on a news television broadcast
- anchorman β The anchorman on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the person who presents it.
- anchorwoman β The anchorwoman on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the woman who presents it.
- mainstay β Nautical. the stay that secures the mainmast forward.
- ballast β Ballast is any substance that is used in ships or hot-air balloons to make them heavier and more stable. Ballast usually consists of water, sand, or iron.
- bower β A bower is a shady, leafy shelter in a garden or wood.
- comfort β If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
- defence β Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.
- defense β the act or power of defending, or guarding against attack, harm, or danger
- fastener β any of various devices for fastening.
- foothold β a place or support for the feet; a place where a person may stand or walk securely.
- grapnel β a device consisting essentially of one or more hooks or clamps, for grasping or holding something; grapple; grappling iron.
- grip β the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- hook β a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- mooring β the act of mooring.
- pillar β an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument: Gothic pillars; a pillar to commemorate Columbus.
- protection β the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- safeguard β something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
- security β freedom from danger, risk, etc.; safety.
- staff β a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
- support β to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- grappling iron β a grapnel.
- kedge β to warp or pull (a ship) along by hauling on the cable of an anchor carried out from the ship and dropped.