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Anchor
ˈaŋkə
- a heavy object attached to a cable or chain and used to moor a ship to the sea bottom, typically having a metal shank with a pair of curved, barbed flukes at one end
"the boat, no longer held fast by its anchor, swung wildly"
- a person or thing that provides stability or confidence in an otherwise uncertain situation
"the European Community is the economic anchor of the New Europe"
- a large and prestigious department store prominently sited in a new shopping centre
- the brakes of a car
"this idiot in front slammed on his anchors at a crossing"
- an anchorman or anchorwoman
"he signed off after nineteen years as CBS news anchor"
- moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor
"the ship was anchored in the lee of the island"
- secure firmly in position
"the tail is used as a hook with which the fish anchors itself to coral"
- provide with a firm basis or foundation
"it is important that policy be anchored to some acceptable theoretical basis"
- present and coordinate (a television or radio programme)
"she anchored a television documentary series in the early 1980s"