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Anachoretical :: Anachoretical (a.) See Anchoret, Anchoretic..

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.

Club :: Club (v. i.) To drift in a current with an anchor out.

Anchored :: Anchored (imp. & p. p.) of Ancho.

Tail :: Tail (v. i.) To swing with the stern in a certain direction; -- said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails down stream..

Kedger :: Kedger (n.) A small anchor; a kedge.

Haven :: Haven (n.) A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port..

Road :: Road (n.) A place where ships may ride at anchor at some distance from the shore; a roadstead; -- often in the plural; as, Hampton Roads..

Buoy :: Buoy (v. t.) To fix buoys to; to mark by a buoy or by buoys; as, to buoy an anchor; to buoy or buoy off a channel..

Cenobite :: Cenobite (n.) One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives in solitude..

Astay :: Astay (adv.) An anchor is said to be astay, when, in heaving it, an acute angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the water..

Moor :: Moor (v. t.) To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as, the vessel was moored in the stream; they moored the boat to the wharf..

Cable :: Cable (n.) A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length, used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes. It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links..

Prizing :: Prizing (n.) The application of a lever to move any weighty body, as a cask, anchor, cannon, car, etc. See Prize, n., 5..

Bite :: Bite (v. i.) To take or keep a firm hold; as, the anchor bites..

Spare :: Spare (v. t.) Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare anchor; a spare bed or room..

Pee :: Pee (n.) Bill of an anchor. See Peak, 3 (c)..

Fluke :: Fluke (n.) The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor.

Anchor :: Anchor (n.) One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta..

Cat :: Cat (n.) A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the cathead of a ship.

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