Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [ang-ker]
- /ˈæŋ kər/
- /ˈæŋ.kər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ang-ker]
- /ˈæŋ kər/
Definitions of anchor word
- countable noun anchor An anchor is a heavy hooked object that is dropped from a boat into the water at the end of a chain in order to make the boat stay in one place. 3
- verb anchor When a boat anchors or when you anchor it, its anchor is dropped into the water in order to make it stay in one place. 3
- verb anchor If you anchor an object somewhere, you fix it to something to prevent it moving from that place. 3
- countable noun anchor If one thing is the anchor for something else, it makes that thing stable and secure. 3
- verb anchor If something is anchored in something or to something, it has strong links with it. 3
- verb anchor The person who anchors a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the person who presents it and acts as a link between interviews and reports which come from other places or studios. 3
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Origin of anchor
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English anker, ancre, Old English ancor, ancer, ancra (compare Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German anker) < Latin anc(h)ora < Greek ánkȳra
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Parts of speech for Anchor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
anchor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
anchor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for anchor
verb anchor
- secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- dock — any of various weedy plants belonging to the genus Rumex, of the buckwheat family, as R. obtusifolius (bitter dock) or R. acetosa (sour dock) having long taproots.
- fix — to repair; mend.
- tie up — that with which anything is tied.
- attach — If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
noun anchor
- newscaster — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
- commentator — A commentator is a broadcaster who gives a radio or television commentary on an event.
- presenter — a person or thing that presents.
- announcer — An announcer is someone who introduces programmes on radio or television or who reads the text of a radio or television advertisement.
- broadcaster — A broadcaster is someone who gives talks or takes part in interviews and discussions on radio or television programmes.
Antonyms for anchor
verb anchor
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- unfasten — to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
noun anchor
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