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Word: anchor
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A fixed point, especially materials or tools used to affix something at that point.
- internet An HTML/XHTML mark-up tag to define a position in a file, or a link to a URL.
- nautical A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.
- nautical Generic term to refer to the combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)
- television An anchorman or anchorwoman.
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Verb:
- To hold an object, especially a ship or a boat to a fixed point.
- To perform as an anchorman.
- To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
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