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Anchor
Anchor
n.
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
.
Anchor
n.
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
.
Anchor
n.
Fig
.:
That
which
gives
stability
or
security
;
that
on
which
we
place
dependence
for
safety
.
Anchor
n.
An
emblem
of
hope
.
Anchor
n.
A
metal
tie
holding
adjoining
parts
of a
building
together
.
Anchor
n.
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
.
Anchor
n.
One
of
the
anchor
-
shaped
spicules
of
certain
sponges
;
also
,
one
of
the
calcareous
spinules
of
certain
Holothurians
, as in
species
of
Synapta
.
Anchor
v. t.
To
place
at
anchor
; to
secure
by an
anchor
; as, to
anchor
a
ship
.
Anchor
v. t.
To
fix
or
fasten
; to
fix
in a
stable
condition
; as, to
anchor
the
cables
of a
suspension
bridge
.
Anchor
v. i.
To
cast
anchor
; to
come
to
anchor
; as,
our
ship
(or
the
captain
)
anchored
in
the
stream
.
Anchor
v. i.
To
stop
; to
fix
or
rest
.
Anchor
n.
An
anchoret
.
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