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anchor


anchor - noun

  • a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
  • a central cohesive source of support and stability
  • a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

    • anchor - verb

    • fix firmly and stably
    • secure a vessel with an anchor

    anchor - thesaurus

    anchorman   anchorperson   backbone   ground   keystone   linchpin   lynchpin   mainstay  


    View spelling list Using ch to spell the /k/ sound and learn about the word anchor in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 5. Spelling the consonant digraphs, Part 2.

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    Scrabble score for anchor

    a is 1 n is 1 c is 3 h is 4 o is 1 r is 1
    Scrabble score = 11

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