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Anchoring :: Anchoring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ancho.

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

Unmoor :: Unmoor (v. i.) To weigh anchor.

Anchored :: Anchored (a.) Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored tongue..

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..

Gimlet :: Gimlet (v. t.) To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet..

Roadster :: Roadster (n.) A clumsy vessel that works its way from one anchorage to another by means of the tides.

Anchorable :: Anchorable (a.) Fit for anchorage.

Synaptase :: Synapta (n.) A genus of slender, transparent holothurians which have delicate calcareous anchors attached to the dermal plates. See Illustration in Appendix..

Anchor-hold :: Anchor-hold (n.) Hence: Firm hold: security.

Bite :: Bite (v. t.) To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the anchor bites the ground..

Anchorless :: Anchorless (a.) Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled.

Mooring :: Mooring (n.) That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as anchors, cables, bridles, etc..

Shank :: Shank (v.) The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms..

Tripping :: Tripping (n.) The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope.

Shoe :: Shoe (n.) To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor..

Aweigh :: Aweigh (adv.) Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor..

Roadstead :: Roadstead (n.) An anchorage off shore. Same as Road, 4..

Boatswain :: Boatswain (n.) An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties..

Anchoretic :: Anchoretic (a.) Alt. of Anchoretica.

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