Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) anchor, ground tackle (a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving)
S: (n) anchor, mainstay, keystone, backbone, linchpin, lynchpin (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"
S: (n) anchor, anchorman, anchorperson (a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute)
Verb
S: (v) anchor, ground (fix firmly and stably) "anchor the lamppost in concrete"