They usually use an anchor to hold a yacht in place.
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Anchor
/ˈæŋ.kɚ/
Synonyms for "anchor" (318 found)
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Closest matches (64)
Noun(35 words)
mainstayabutmentanchoring pointanchormananchorpersonanchorpersonsanchorwomanattachbackboneballastbar graph based taskbasebase a lessonbase decisions on factsbase sixteenbase the database the hypothesisbase wordbase your argumentbaseline
Verb(2 words)
baselinedcast anchor
Strong matches (95)
Noun(35 words)
citizenship baseddeadweightearth groundedearth referencingemceeemceesfamily language basefastenfastenerfocus starfootholdfoundationgeneral-chemistry orientedgroundground a theoryground tacklegroundinggrounding activitygrounding adjectivegrounding implementation
Verb(10 words)
connected to grounddrop anchorensconcingentrenchesfocusfound a clubgroundground a hypothesisguyedhold
Adjective(3 words)
Related words (159)
Noun(54 words)
keystone effectkeystoneskingpinlifelinelifesaverlinchpinlinchpinslink labellynchpinlynchpinsmainstaysmath drills basedmoormooringmost home language basednews anchornews presenternewscasternewscastersnewsmen
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not groundedpegpeggingpegspillarspitonspivotpremise the argumentpresentpresenterprotective groundingreference pointresearch groundedromanian imobilizarootrootsscientifically basedscrewsection markersecurestabilizingstable basestakesstakingstandards basedsteadyingstillingsurbasetalismantelecasterstopic anchortyiynverb basedweight
knitlacinglashlash and tielay anchorleashlive atlocatemainstaymake fastmake securemake suremanaclemoormooringmooring buoymooringsmovemudhookmushroom anchor
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navy anchornestnorthill anchorparkpegpeg downpeopleperchpicketpinpin downpinionplantpopulateput in ironsput toquarterrelocateresiderestrainrivetroostropescrew anchorscrew upsea anchorsecuresecuritysetset toset up housekeepingset up shopsettlesettle downshackleshanksheet anchorsit downslipsquatstabilitystabilizerstandstarboard anchorstaystay atstockstraitjacketstrapstrike rootsupporttake residence attake roottake up residencetethertietie downtie uptightentrammeltrice uptrim
Verb(16 words)
Determiner(1 words)
more electrical grounding
Adjective(6 words)
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Collocations
10 entriesanchor a boatanchor boltanchor chainanchor in placeanchor pointanchor ropeanchor the discussionboat anchorheavy anchorship anchor
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
23 total sentences available.
The ship is at anchor in the harbor.
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His mother's letters were an anchor to the boy.
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The ship dropped anchor.
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