Secure+by+anchor
21anchor plate — noun : a wooden or metal plate attached to or embedded in a support and used as an anchor (as for supporting cables) * * * anchor plate noun A heavy, usu steel, plate set into the ground or foundations to which bracing for a structure is fixed •… …
22secure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. safe; firm, stable; certain. v. t. make safe; obtain (see acquisition); fasten (see connection). See security, justice. Ant., insecure. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Firm] Syn. fastened, adjusted,… …
23anchor — noun 1》 a heavy object used to moor a ship to the sea bottom, typically having a metal shank with a pair of curved, barbed flukes. ↘(anchors) Brit. informal the brakes of a car. 2》 chiefly N. Amer. an anchorman or anchorwoman. verb 1》 moor… …
24anchor — 1. noun 1) the anchor of the new coalition Syn: mainstay, cornerstone, linchpin, bulwark, foundation 2) a TV news anchor Syn: presenter, announcer, anchorman, anchorwoman, broadcaster 2. verb …
25secure — adj 1. safe, protected, sheltered, defended, fortified; unexposed, immune, unthreatened, unmolested, unimperiled, unhazarded; unperilous, free from danger, not dangerous, vaccinated, inoculated, free; invulnerable, unattackable, unassailable,… …
26anchor shackle — noun : a shackle to secure a chain to the ring of an anchor : bending shackle …
27secure — Synonyms and related words: accept, acquire, admit, advocate, affix, anchor, anchored, annex, arm, armor, arouse, arrogant, arrogate, ascertained, assume, assumed, assure, assured, attach, attest, attested, back, bag, balanced, bang, bar,… …
28anchor — A fixed object used to secure a man whilst operating a safety rope or for attaching equipment such as ladders or ropes [25] …
29anchor bolt — The bolt which goes through a bracket to secure something. British term is through bolt …
30cast anchor — verb secure a vessel with an anchor We anchored at Baltimore • Syn: ↑anchor, ↑drop anchor • Derivationally related forms: ↑anchor (for: ↑anchor), ↑anchorage ( …
