āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to anchor
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āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
to moor a ship or boat to the bottom of the sea to stop it from moving away
Transitive: to anchor a ship or boat somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The captain decided to anchor the yacht in a secluded cove, creating a peaceful and private setting for the guests.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to secure or fasten something firmly in place, often to prevent movement or ensure stability
Transitive: to anchor sb/sth | to anchor sth to sth | to anchor sth into sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He carefully anchored the bookshelf to the wall to prevent it from toppling over.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻŦāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ¨āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻž āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She will anchor the new talk show series starting next month.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ āĻļā§ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Anchor
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āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ°, āĻāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ
someone who introduces news on a live TV or radio program by other broadcasters
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She became a household name as the anchor of the primetime news program.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŽāĻāĻžāĻāĻŽ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻšāĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻāĻ°, āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ°
a heavy object, usually made of metal, designed to secure a vessel or structure firmly to the bottom of a body of water to prevent drifting
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The diver checked the anchor before descending into the deep waters.
āĻĄā§āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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a source of stability, support, or central influence in a system, organization, or situation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mentor was an anchor for the young students.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
