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(1):

(n.) An anchoret.

(2):

(n.) An emblem of hope.

(3):

(n.) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.

(4):

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

(5):

(n.) One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta.

(6):

(n.) A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station.

(7):

(n.) Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place.

(8):

(n.) Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.

(9):

(v. t.) To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship.

(10):

(v. t.) To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.

(11):

(v. i.) To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.

(12):

(v. i.) To stop; to fix or rest.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Anchor'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/anchor.html. 1828.
 
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