From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
anchor
n 1: a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
[syn: anchor, ground tackle]
2: a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is
his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on
soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm" [syn:
anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin,
lynchpin]
3: a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which
several correspondents contribute [syn: anchor,
anchorman, anchorperson]
v 1: fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
[syn: anchor, ground]
2: secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
[syn: anchor, cast anchor, drop anchor]