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anchor

Nouns

• (n) a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving ground tackle,
• (n) 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
  backbone, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay,
• (n) a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute anchorman, anchorperson,

Verbs

• (v) fix firmly and stably
  • anchor the lamppost in concrete
  ground,
• (v) secure a vessel with an anchor
  • We anchored at Baltimore
  cast anchor, drop anchor,

Synonyms

ground tackle ground backbone keystone linchpin lynchpin mainstay cast anchor drop anchor anchorman anchorperson

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