We have spotted ANCHOR (6 Letters) a total of 21 times in our database. Below you may see the clues associated with ANCHOR and also when and where was it last seen:
Definition
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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. |
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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. |
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Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which
we place dependence for safety. |
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An emblem of hope. |
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A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together. |
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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. |
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One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also,
one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species
of Synapta. |
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To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to
anchor a ship. |
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To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to
anchor the cables of a suspension bridge. |
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To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the
captain) anchored in the stream. |
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To stop; to fix or rest. |
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An anchoret. |
Referring crossword puzzle clues
Usage among publishers:
- Wall Street Journal: Mar 8, 2024
- Newsday: Feb 1, 2024
- USA Today: Jul 17, 2023
- Newsday: Mar 6, 2023
- USA Today: Jan 26, 2023
- LA Times: Dec 4, 2022
- Thomas Joseph: Aug 5, 2022
- New York Times: Mar 25, 2022
- USA Today: Mar 6, 2022
- LA Times: Jan 30, 2022