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Nouns
(n)
anchor
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ground tackle
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
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(n)
anchor
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mainstay
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keystone
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backbone
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linchpin
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lynchpin
a central cohesive source of support and stability
“faith is his anchor”
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“the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money”
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“he is the linchpin of this firm”
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(n)
anchor
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anchorperson
a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
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Verbs
(v)
anchor
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ground
fix firmly and stably
“anchor the lamppost in concrete”
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(v)
anchor
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cast anchor
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drop anchor
secure a vessel with an anchor
“We anchored at Baltimore”
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