Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "anchor" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

end of line

Derived Terms

Blue Anchor anchor baby anchor ball anchor bend anchor buoy anchor hitch anchor ice anchor light anchor line anchor man anchor nut anchor point anchor pylon anchor ring anchor seine anchor shot anchor space anchor store anchor tenant anchor worm anchor's aweigh anchor-hoy anchorable anchorage anchorer anchoress anchorhold anchorism anchorless anchorlike anchorman anchorperson anchorsmith at anchor boat anchor bower anchor bring one's arse to an anchor bring one's arse to anchor bring one's ass to an anchor bring one's ass to anchor coanchor come to anchor crown and anchor disanchor drift anchor drogue anchor drop anchor foul anchor fouled anchor ice anchor lay an anchor to the windward midfield anchor mushroom anchor news anchor rail anchor reanchor rond anchor rond-anchor screw anchor sea anchor sheet anchor swallow the anchor swing at anchor trust anchor unanchor w-anchor weather anchor weigh anchor

Context

archery architecture athletics cartomancy economics heraldiccharge internet nautical television

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

TV reporter claw fasten fix hook secure support television newscaster television reporter

Type Of (IsA)

device heavy metal device hook metal news show host newscaster support television reporter

Made Of

iron

Manner Of

fasten

Part Of

vessel

Related Terms

anchorman anchorwoman bill bitts boat boat holder boat stopping boats bridge building cable calcareous cast anchor cat chain charge connect core dam device distress document echinus emotional fittings fix focus grip heavy heraldry holder holding holding boats holothurian hook hyperlink iron lenormand metal metalworking mooring mould peak relay race rest rode rope ship ship mooring ship stopper ship weight ships spicule spinule sponge stability steel stop stopper stopping stopping boat stopping boats stuck superstore synapta target tie vessel water weight windlass

Synonym Network

affix bog down cease drop anchor host support

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.