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Uncommonanchored
The correct spelling is anchored.
How to pronounce anchored
verb
Say it like: Anc-hor-ed
The correct spelling is anchored. To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point. For example: "Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream."
Usage Examples
“Our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.”
“an anchored cross”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To connect an object, especially a ship or a boat, to a fixed point.
- 2.To cast anchor; to come to anchor.
- 3.To stop; to fix or rest.
- 4.To provide emotional stability for a person in distress.
- 5.To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.
adjective
- 1.Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes of an anchor.
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