Word Finder - anchors

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A tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of a sea or river to resist movement.

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An iron device so shaped as to grip the bottom and hold a vessel at her berth by the chain or rope attached. (FM 55-501).

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The combined anchoring gear (anchor, rode, bill/peak and fittings such as bitts, cat, and windlass.)

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Representation of the nautical tool, used as a heraldic charge.

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Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.

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A marked point in a document that can be the target of a hyperlink.

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An anchorman or anchorwoman.

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The final runner in a relay race.

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A point that is touched by the draw hand or string when the bow is fully drawn and ready to shoot.

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A superstore or other facility that serves as a focus to bring customers into an area.

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• anchor tenant

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That which gives stability or security.

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A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.

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Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; part of the ornaments of certain mouldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.

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One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges.

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One of the calcareous spinules of certain holothurians, as in species of Synapta.

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The thirty-fifth Lenormand card.

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An anchorite or anchoress.

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To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.

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To cast anchor; to come to anchor.

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Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.

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To stop; to fix or rest.

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To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.

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To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.

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To be stuck; to be unable to move away from a position.

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A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.

Since by international agreement the wilful damage of a cable has been constituted a criminal offence, and the cable companies have avoided crossing the fishing banks, or have adopted the wise policy of refunding the value of anchors lost on their cables, the number of such fractures has greatly diminished.

These may be supported by bracket-angles attached to the columns with a system of anchors to tie them back; the material must be carried in such a manner as to make it independent of the general structure, and must be constructed as light as possible.

Also often seen on contemporary photos was the usage of some small whistles, anchors or other adornments fixed to the smaller loop.

So, equipped with kedge anchors and cable, and adorned in their skin-tight diving gear, they set off.

Outcome of the modified Brostrom procedure for chronic lateral ankle instability using suture anchors.

Wooden mansions that seatbelt anchors and unwilling to confront.

The anchors look like they might fit on a tiny charm bracelet.

Many signal proteins bind via lipid anchors and/or pleckstrin homology domains to the cytosolic surface of the plasma membrane.

Anchors occur throughout all of our sensory channels in a potentially infinite number of ways.

Further up the gullies cannon and anchors can be found among the thick kelp.

Nichol, pictured, is a camp Los Angeles showbiz reporter on celebrity channel So News, while Porter is one of the anchors.

These tangible metaphors become anchors or triggers, impressed upon the client's subconscious.

In the same way certain governments become famous for certain commodities, as Moscow for osier baskets, flower baskets, wicker furniture and lace; Kostroma for lace, wooden utensils, toys, wooden spoons, cups and bowls, bast sacks and mats, bast boots and garden products; Yaroslavl for furniture, brass samovars, saucepans, spurs, rings, &c.; Vladimir for furniture, osier baskets and flower-stands and sickles; NizhniyNovgorod for bast mats and sacks, knives, forks and scissors; Tver for lace, nails, sieves, anchors, fish-hooks, locks, coarse clay pottery, saddlery and harness, boots and shoes, and so on.

Thus, locks are a specialty at Wolverhampton and Willenhall, and keys at Wednesfield; horses' bits, harness-fittings and saddlery at Walsall and Bloxwich, anchors and cables at Tipton, glass at Smethwick, and nails and chains at Cradley.

Resin anchors are provided to rig a traverse line over it.

These tangible metaphors become anchors or triggers, impressed upon the client 's subconscious.

The board may be easy to unscrew from the wall unless, for example fixed with chemical anchors.

Some older user agents do n't support anchors created with the id attribute.

These might include sailor's hats, boat steering wheels, large sections of white rope, netting, fishing baits, anchors, paddles, etc. Remember, these can be the real deal or smaller reproductions.

Use angle braces or anchors to secure large or heavy furniture and objects, which presents a tipping hazard, to the wall.

Other themed baskets include a nautical theme that features items decorated with sailboats, anchors, and all things ocean-themed, or try an animal-themed basket with adorable stuffed animals and blankets, t-shirts, books, and more.

Anchors with ropes and sailboats are de rigueur with nautical themes.

Other enjoyable accessory ideas include anchors, life preservers, marine netting, and fishing poles.

Next you will mount the wall plates by screwing them into the anchors.

The center panel is a series of delicate lace anchors.

Male anchors, especially those who are icons in the field, are not held up to the same standards; nor should they be.

Enjoy this interview with Pat Kiernan, a familiar face in New Yok City where he anchors the popular morning news on NY1.

She anchors the sacs to one side of her resting place near the center of her web to protect them from ants and other possible predators.

If a cable run is short and not very complex, it would typically have one set of turnbuckles and one set of anchors, while longer runs may have turnbuckles at both ends.

These poles are placed in concrete anchors, otherwise known as sonar tubes, to keep the building's structure secure.

Like the mesh style, a solid cover is bolted to the pool deck by anchors.

The Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) system in cars manufactured after September 1, 2002, should be used.

Are any pieces of playground equipment missing supports, anchors, or footings?

Are any supports, anchors, or footings damaged or loose?

As you might guess, the Anchored pair features a nautical theme of the deep, blue color of the ocean, that is then dotted with small anchors throughout.

Whether the theme is nostalgic or glitzy, the tree theme is the centerpiece that anchors the rest of your holiday adornment.

The Betsey Johnson Anchors Away hobo is just one example of this motley madness.

The crew member reported that the vessel had lost its anchors during a storm while anchored at Cape Fear.

This design is layered over a pair of crossed anchors.

These piercings are also called dermal anchors and are a cross between a surface piercing and an implant.

These unusual body piercings are also called dermal anchors because the jewelry is designed to anchor the exposed part of the jewelry into the skin.

In addition to ships and anchors, two tattoos still seen today symbolize items sailors used to guide them home; the compass rose and the nautical star.

Similarly, if you have to install six carseats to transport a van-load of young kids, you'll want a van that has the necessary LATCH (lower anchors and tethers for children) capability.

Towards the end of the decade, Sinatra's music star began to decline, although he did have his first successful turn in a movie with Anchors Away and then again in Take Me Out to The Ballgame.

Link formatting, including email links and named anchors.

In depths beyond the reach of wave motion, and apart from suspension across a submarine gully, which will sooner or later result in a rupture of the cable, the most frequent cause of interruption is seismic or other shifting of the ocean bed, while in shallower waters and near the shore the dragging of anchors or 40 fishing trawls has been mostly responsible.

Petroleum refineries, iron-foundries, chemicals, soap-boiling, silk-spinning and the production of ships' fittings, as marine steam boilers, anchors, chains, cables, are the other principal branches of industry.

In navigation he suggested many new contrivances, such as water-tight compartments, floating anchors to lay a ship to in a storm, and dishes that would not upset during a gale; and beginning in 1757 made repeated experiments with oil on stormy waters.

The anchors are built up of steel plates and angle bars, and are buried in a large mass of concrete.

None of the mole anchors had grappled.