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anchors
noun(an-chor)
a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
anchors
noun(an-chor)
a reliable or principal support : mainstay
anchors
noun(an-chor)
something that serves to hold an object firmly
anchors
verb(an-chor)
to hold in place in the water by an anchor
anchors
verb(an-chor)
to secure firmly : fix
anchors
verb(an-chor)
to act or serve as an anchor for
anchors
noun(an-chor)
a newscaster who shares the duties of anchoring a news broadcast
anchors
noun(an-chor)
a drag typically of canvas thrown overboard to retard the drifting of a ship or seaplane and to keep its head to the wind
anchors
noun(an-chor)
a large strong anchor formerly carried in the waist of a ship and used as a spare in an emergency
anchors
noun(an-chor)
something that constitutes a main support or dependence especially in danger

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