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Synonyms & Similar Words
moor
buoy
mooring
fastener
fixture
grip
hold
hook
clamp
stay
support
brace
prop
pillar
foundation
base
cornerstone
mainstay
fulcrum
pivot
stabilizer
ballast
keel
rudder
tug
tow
secure
fix
fasten
tie
bind
anchorite
bitt
cleat
davit
hawser
kedge
stop
stay
staff
stake
pin
peg
picket
staple
clasp
latch
catch
hasp
shackle
fetter
manacle
handcuff
chain
rope
cable
hawse
painter
spring
fastening
attachment
grip
grasp
clutch
clench
fist
grippe
vise
pincers
pliers
clamp
cramp
brace
buttress
shore
shoreup
underpin
underprop
bolster
reinforce
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steady
stabilize
balance
counterbalance
counterpoise
equipoise
equipoise
poise
equilibrium
balance
weigh
weight
ballast
stabilizer
gyroscope
axis
pivot
hinge
fulcrum
prop
stay
support
mainstay
pillar
column
foundation
base
groundwork
substructure
underpinning
understructure
infrastructure
framework
scaffold
scaffolding
shoring
buttress
abutment
pier
pierce
stake
pole
post
paling
palisade
stockade
fence
fencing
railing
rail
bar
beam
joist
rafter
girder
lintel
header
sill
threshold
doorframe
doorway
gate
gateway
entrance
entry
entryway
inlet
outlet
opening
aperture
orifice
mouth
embouchure
nozzle
spout
faucet
tap
valve
stopcock
stopvalve
cock
faucet
tap
hydrant
main
pipe
piping
tubing
hose
hosepipe
pipeline
line
cable
cord
rope
string
thread
twine
yarn
fiber
filament
wire
link
chain
fetter
shackle
manacle
handcuff
cuff
bond
tie
ligature
ligament
tendon
sinew
muscle
fiber
tissue
texture
fabric
material
substance
matter
element
component
part
portion
section
segment
division
subdivision
member
limb
branch
arm
leg
wing
fin
flipper
prop
blade
rotor
vane
sail
sheet
canvas
cloth
fabric
textile
nap
pile
plush
velvet
velour
fleece
fur
hair
wool
down
feather
quill
plumage
pinion
wing
fin
flipper
prop
rudder
helm
steering
wheel
tiller
oar
paddle
scull
sweep
stroke
row
rowing
navigation
sailing
seafaring
shipping
boating
yachting
cruising
voyaging
traveling
journeying
roaming
roaming
wandering
drifting
floating
buoying
mooring
anchoring
grounding
beaching
landing
berthing
docking
wharfing
mooring
securing
fastening
fixing
tying
binding
gripping
grasping
clutching
clenching
holding
keeping
retaining
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supporting
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bolstering
reinforcing
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steadying
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balancing
counterbalancing
equipoising
poising
weighing
ballasting
stabilizing
gyroscope
axis
pivot
hinge
fulcrum
prop
stay
staff
stake
pin
peg
picket
staple
clasp
latch
catch
hasp
shackle
fetter
manacle
handcuff
chain
rope
cable
hawse
painter
spring
fastening
attachment
grip
grasp
clutch
clench
fist
grippe
vise
pincers
pliers
clamp
cramp
brace
buttress
shore
shoreup
underpin
underprop
bolster
reinforce
stiffen
steady
stabilize
balance
counterbalance
counterpoise
equipoise
equipoise
poise
equilibrium
balance
weigh
weight
ballast
stabilizer
Meaning of Anchor
A heavy object attached to a ship or boat to prevent it from moving or to hold it in place.
Definitions
- A heavy object, typically made of metal, attached to a ship or boat by a rope or chain and thrown into the water to hold the vessel in place.
- A person or thing that provides a strong support or stability.