anchor

/ˈæŋkɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
2. a central cohesive source of support and stability
   “faith is his anchor”
3. a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

verb

1. fix firmly and stably
   “anchor the lamppost in concrete”
2. secure a vessel with an anchor
   “We anchored at Baltimore”

Synonyms for anchor

• ground tackle
• mainstay
• keystone
• backbone
• linchpin
• lynchpin
• anchorman
• anchorperson
• ground
• cast anchor
• drop anchor

Words that rhyme with anchor

• canker
• banker
• ranker
• tanker
• hanker
• rancor
• supertanker
• anker
• betancur
• danker
• manker
• sanker
• shanker