Cast+anchor

  • 71cast — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ huge, large ▪ small ▪ excellent, good, strong, talented ▪ …

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  • 72drop anchor — verb secure a vessel with an anchor We anchored at Baltimore • Syn: ↑anchor, ↑cast anchor • Derivationally related forms: ↑anchor (for: ↑anchor), ↑anchorage ( …

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  • 73Saturday Night Live cast members — The following is a list of Saturday Night Live cast members, past and present. The cast members of Saturday Night Live are often referred to as the Not Ready For Prime Time Players . A photo of the original cast of SNL. From left to right:… …

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  • 74weigh anchor — Synonyms and related words: board, break ground, cast away, cast loose, cast off, cat the anchor, detach, disengage, doff, drop the mooring, embark, embus, emplane, enplane, entrain, free, go aboard, go on board, go on shipboard, liberate, loose …

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  • 75Weigh anchor — is a nautical term indicating the final preparation of a sea vessel for getting underway. Weighing anchor literally means raising the anchor of the vessel from the sea floor and pulling it up to the side of the vessel after the engines have been… …

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  • 76To heave up anchor — Heave Heave (h[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Heaved} (h[=e]vd), or {Hove} (h[=o]v); p. p. {Heaved}, {Hove}, formerly {Hoven} (h[=o] v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heaving}.] [OE. heven, hebben, AS. hebban; akin to OS. hebbian, D. heffen, OHG. heffan, hevan, G.… …

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  • 77aweigh — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… …

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  • 78egg-and-dart — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… …

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  • 79egg-and-tongue — Anchor An chor ([a^][ng] k[ e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor, oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. a gkyra, akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.] 1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain),… …

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  • 80Casting — Cast Cast (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913… …

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