anchor
[ ang-ker ]
/ ˈæŋ kər /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Idioms for anchor
Origin of anchor
before 900; Middle English
anker, ancre, Old English
ancor, ancer, ancra (compare Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German
anker) < Latin
anc(h)ora < Greek
ánkȳra
OTHER WORDS FROM anchor
Words nearby anchor
ancestress,
ancestry,
anch'ing,
anchises,
ancho,
anchor,
anchor baby,
anchor ball,
anchor bed,
anchor bell,
anchor bolt
Example sentences from the Web for anchor
British Dictionary definitions for anchor
anchor
/ (ˈæŋkə) /
noun
verb
See also
anchors
Word Origin for anchor
Old English
ancor, from Latin
ancora, from Greek
ankura; related to Greek
ankos bend; compare Latin
uncus bent, hooked