nnoun.artifacta mechanical device that prevents a vessel from movingSynset:ground tackle
Derivationally Related Form:anchor
Part Holonyms:vessel watercraft
Hypernyms:claw hook
Inherited Hypernyms:anchorhookmechanical devicemechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:grapnelgrapnel anchormooring anchormushroom anchorsheet anchorwaist anchor
Part Meronyms:flue fluke shank stem
Full Hyponyms:grapnelmooring anchormushroom anchorsheet anchor
nnoun.cognitiona central cohesive source of support and stabilitySynset:backbone keystone linchpin lynchpin mainstay
Examples:- faith is his anchor
- the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
- he is the linchpin of this firm
Derivationally Related Form:anchor
Hypernyms:support
Inherited Hypernyms:anchorsupportinfluencedeterminantcognitive factorcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.persona television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contributeSynset:anchorman anchorperson
Hypernyms:TV newsman TV reporter television newscaster television reporter
Inherited Hypernyms:anchortelevision reporterreportercommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:anchortelevision reporterreportercommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.contactfix firmly and stablySynset:ground
Examples:- anchor the lamppost in concrete
Derivationally Related Form:anchor
Hypernyms:fasten fix secure
Inherited Hypernyms:anchorfastenattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactsecure a vessel with an anchorSynset:cast anchor drop anchor
Derivationally Related Form:anchoranchorage
Hypernyms:fasten fix secure
Inherited Hypernyms:anchorfastenattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP | Somebody ---s something (apply to: anchor)