What does anchor mean?
Definitions for anchor
ˈæŋ kəran·chor
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word anchor.
Princeton's WordNet
anchor, ground tackle(noun)
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin(noun)
a central cohesive source of support and stability
"faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
anchor, anchorman, anchorperson(verb)
a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
anchor, ground(verb)
fix firmly and stably
"anchor the lamppost in concrete"
anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor(verb)
secure a vessel with an anchor
"We anchored at Baltimore"
Wiktionary
anchor(Noun)
A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
Etymology: anker, ancor, from ancora, from (or cognate with) ἄγκυρα. The modern spelling is a sixteenth-century modification to better represent the Latin misspelling anchora.
anchor(Noun)
Generic term to refer to the combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
Etymology: anker, ancor, from ancora, from (or cognate with) ἄγκυρα. The modern spelling is a sixteenth-century modification to better represent the Latin misspelling anchora.
anchor(Noun)
A fixed point, especially materials or tools used to affix something at that point.
Etymology: anker, ancor, from ancora, from (or cognate with) ἄγκυρα. The modern spelling is a sixteenth-century modification to better represent the Latin misspelling anchora.
anchor(Noun)
A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.
Etymology: anker, ancor, from ancora, from (or cognate with) ἄγκυρα. The modern spelling is a sixteenth-century modification to better represent the Latin misspelling anchora.
anchor(Noun)
An anchorman or anchorwoman.
Etymology: anker, ancor, from ancora, from (or cognate with) ἄγκυρα. The modern spelling is a sixteenth-century modification to better represent the Latin misspelling anchora.
anchor(Verb)
To hold an object, especially a ship or a boat to a fixed point.
Etymology: anker, ancor, from ancora, from (or cognate with) ἄγκυρα. The modern spelling is a sixteenth-century modification to better represent the Latin misspelling anchora.
anchor(Verb)
To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
Etymology: anker, ancor, from ancora, from (or cognate with) ἄγκυρα. The modern spelling is a sixteenth-century modification to better represent the Latin misspelling anchora.
anchor(Verb)
To perform as an anchorman.
Etymology: anker, ancor, from ancora, from (or cognate with) ἄγκυρα. The modern spelling is a sixteenth-century modification to better represent the Latin misspelling anchora.
Webster Dictionary
Anchor(noun)
a iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station
Etymology: [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
Anchor(noun)
any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place
Etymology: [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
Anchor(noun)
fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety
Etymology: [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
Anchor(noun)
an emblem of hope
Etymology: [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
Anchor(noun)
a metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together
Etymology: [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
Anchor(noun)
carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament
Etymology: [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
Anchor(noun)
one of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta
Etymology: [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
Anchor(verb)
to place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship
Etymology: [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
Anchor(verb)
to fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge
Etymology: [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
Anchor(verb)
to cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream
Etymology: [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
Anchor(verb)
to stop; to fix or rest
Etymology: [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
Anchor(noun)
an anchoret
Etymology: [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See Angle, n.]
Freebase
Anchor
An anchor is a device normally made of metal, that is used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek ἄγκυρα. Anchors can either be temporary or permanent. A permanent anchor is used in the creation of a mooring, and is rarely moved; a specialist service is normally needed to move or maintain it. Vessels carry one or more temporary anchors, which may be of different designs and weights. A sea anchor is a drogue, not in contact with the seabed, used to control a drifting vessel.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
anchor
A large and heavy instrument in use from the earliest times for holding and retaining ships, which it executes with admirable force. With few exceptions it consists of a long iron shank, having at one end a ring, to which the cable is attached, and the other branching out into two arms, with flukes or palms at their bill or extremity. A stock of timber or iron is fixed at right angles to the arms, and serves to guide the flukes perpendicularly to the surface of the ground. According to their various form and size, anchors obtain the epithets of the sheet, best bower, small bower, spare, stream, kedge, and grapling (which see under their respective heads). Anchor floating, see FLOATING ANCHOR.--At anchor, the situation of a ship which rides by its anchor.--To anchor, to cast or to let go the anchor, so that it falls into the ground for the ship to ride thereby.--To anchor with a spring on the cable, see SPRING. Anchor is also used figuratively for anything which confers security or stability.
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Charon
archon
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of anchor in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of anchor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of anchor in a Sentence
Rappi ... is basically their anchor investment in the region.
Have you got a local mind? Broaden it! Have you got an international mind? Broaden it! Have you got a universal mind? It is not enough, because there are other universes. Broaden it! Broaden your mind till you get a multi-universal mind! And yet, this is not enough too! Broaden it! Leave your village; leave your city; leave your country; leave the earth; leave the universe; leave all the universes! Don’t let your mind to cast anchor in any port! Narrow mind is the greatest enemy of the truth! The best mind is the one which has no frontiers!
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I think women are already on a good path. It's good to anchor it, the movies to be better and better, to give better roles to women and to give better opportunities for women to direct movies and to write scripts.
The entire conversation about 'anchor babies' is a distraction that makes us sound like we're anti-immigrant, and we're not, our party is not that way. We want people to do it legally. Do it the right way.
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- ankerAfrikaans
- مرساة, أنجر, مذيعArabic
- ankerAzerbaijani
- якарBelarusian
- котва, закотвямBulgarian
- নঙ্গর, নোঙ্গরBengali
- enllaç, àncora, ancorarCatalan, Valencian
- kotva, zakotvitCzech
- angorWelsh
- ankerDanish
- Anker, ankernGerman
- άγκυρα, σύνδεσμος, αγκυροβολώGreek
- ancla, anclarSpanish
- ankurEstonian
- ainguraBasque
- لنگرPersian
- ankkurivarustus, ankkuri, linkki, juontaa, ankkuroida, tukeaFinnish
- akkerFaroese
- ancre, ancrerFrench
- ancaireIrish
- acairScottish Gaelic
- עוגןHebrew
- लंगरHindi
- jete lankHaitian Creole
- vasmacska, horgonyHungarian
- խարիսխArmenian
- ancora, ancorarInterlingua
- jangkarIndonesian
- ankro, ankro-agarIdo
- akkeriIcelandic
- àncora, ancorareItalian
- kihautInuktitut
- לְעַגֵןHebrew
- アナウンサー, 錨, ニュースキャスター, アンカーマンJapanese
- ღუზაGeorgian
- យុថ្កាKhmer
- ಲಂಗರುKannada
- 닻Korean
- ancora, stoLatin
- AnkerLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ສະມໍLao
- inkarasLithuanian
- enkursLatvian
- pungaMāori
- сидро, водител, котва, спикер, води, всидрува, вкотвуваMacedonian
- sauhMalay
- ankraMaltese
- anker, verankeren, ankeren, houvast bieden, een TV programma coördineren, bij mekaar pratenDutch
- ankerNorwegian
- kotwica, zakotwiczyćPolish
- âncora, escorarPortuguese
- ancorăRomanian
- якорь, ведущий, телеведущий, дикторRussian
- котва, kotva, sidro, сидроSerbo-Croatian
- kotvaSlovak
- sidro, zasidratiSlovene
- spirancëAlbanian
- ankare, ankraSwedish
- nangaSwahili
- நங்கூரம்Tamil
- లంగరుTelugu
- สมอThai
- angkora, angklaTagalog
- çıpaTurkish
- якірUkrainian
- yakorUzbek
- cái neo, neo, bỏ neoVietnamese
- nakVolapük
- 锚Chinese
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