"Anchor" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
A measure containing ten gallons
An anchoret.
To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the
captain) anchored in the stream.
To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to
anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.
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.
To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to
anchor a ship.
One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also,
one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species
of Synapta.
A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
An emblem of hope.
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.
To stop; to fix or rest.
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.
Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which
we place dependence for safety.
If you can walk with the crowd and keep your virtue, or walk with Kings-nor lose the common touch; If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you; If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run- Yours is the earth and everything that's in it, And-which is more-you'll be a man my son.
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ábang v {1} [A2S; b] rent. Ang usa ka kwartu giabángan sa tigúlang, The old man rents one of the …
Read the complete definitionHanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.
Read the complete definitionalastar v [B12] for an anchored boat to get loose and drift away. Nagkaalastar na ang ímung sakayan, Your boat …
Read the complete definitionAn epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics) which proceeded from the press of Aldus Manitius, and his family, …
Read the complete definitionFit for anchorage.
Read the complete definitionA toll for anchoring; anchorage duties.
Read the complete definitionSomething which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Read the complete definitionThe set of anchors belonging to a ship.
Read the complete definitionThe act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
Read the complete definitionA place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a hold for an anchor.
Read the complete definitionIn English law. A pres-tatlon or toll for every anchor cast from a ship in a port; and sometimes, though …
Read the complete definitionAnchor-shaped.
Read the complete definitionHeld by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an …
Read the complete definitionHaving the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor; as, an anchored cross.
Read the complete definitionof Anchor
Read the complete definitionHence: Firm hold: security.
Read the complete definitionThe hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.
Read the complete definitionof Anchor
Read the complete definitionWithout an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled.
Read the complete definitionA watch, conslst-ing of a small number of men. (from one to four,) kept constantly on deck while the vessel …
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