Phrase Hound found 84 phrases and 31 compound words that contain anchor. The most common are listed below. Open anchor in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 84
- news anchorA presenter of news broadcasts.
- Anchor PointA town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- sheet anchorA large, spare anchor used in an emergency.
- anchor babyA child born to a non-citizen mother in the United States or another country that grants birthright citizenship (cf. jus soli), and who, as a citizen, can help their parents and other family members gain citizenship or permanent residency.
- weigh anchorTo raise the anchor of a ship or boat prior to getting under way.
- sea anchorA parachute-like device designed to slow down the speed of a drifting ship or boat and to keep its bow pointing to the wind.
- anchor lineA very heavy rope or chain by which a ship's anchor is hoisted.
- anchor iceSubmerged ice anchored to the bottom of a river etc., irrespective of how it formed.
- Anchor BayA census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States.
- Blue AnchorA hamlet in St Enoder parish, mid Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW9157).
- anchor tenantA large and popular store in a shopping mall, often a department store or retail chain, intended to attract a significant cross-section of customers to the mall.
- drop anchorTo release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of water and thereby securing the vessel in place.
- crown and anchorA game of chance popular with soldiers in the late 19th and early 20th century, in which players bet on combinations of three dice. It is equivalent to chuck-a-luck.
- foul anchorAn anchor which has become entangled or caught up in something, or an image of this.
- swallow the anchorTo leave the navy.
- came to anchorsimple past of come to anchor
- come to anchorSynonym of drop anchor: To release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of water and thereby securing the vessel in place.
- comes to anchorthird-person singular simple present indicative of come to anchor: To release the anchor of a ship or boat, allowing it to fall to the bed of a body of water and thereby securing the vessel in place.
- coming to anchorpresent participle and gerund of come to anchor
- anchor babiesplural of anchor baby: A child born to a non-citizen mother in the United States or another country that grants birthright citizenship (cf. jus soli), and who, as a citizen, can help their parents and other family members gain citizenship …
- anchor bendSynonym of anchor hitch: Any of a type of knot used to attach a line to a ring or other solid terminal.
- anchor manAlternative form of anchorman: The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news.
- anchor storeSynonym of anchor tenant: A large and popular store in a shopping mall, often a department store or retail chain, intended to attract a significant cross-section of customers to the mall.
- anchor storesplural of anchor store: A large and popular store in a shopping mall, often a department store or retail chain, intended to attract a significant cross-section of customers to the mall.
- boat anchorA cumbersome, useless piece of equipment.
Compound words 31
- anchormanThe main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news.
- anchoressA female anchorite. A woman who chooses to withdraw from the world to live a solitary life of prayer and contemplation.
- anchorholdThe residence of an anchorite or anchoress.
- anchorsmithA maker of anchors.
- anchoralResembling or having the character of an anchor.
- coanchorOne of a group of anchorpeople presenting together on television or radio.
- anchorerOne who or that which anchors.
- anchoristSynonym of anchorite: One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.
- anchorlikeResembling an anchor.
- anchorpersonThe primary reporter on a television news broadcast.