| Main Entry: | anchor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something used to hold another thing securely |
Synonyms: |
ballast, bower, comfort, defense, fastener, foothold, grapnel, grappling iron, grip, hold, hook, kedge, mainstay, mooring, mud hook, pillar, protection, safeguard, security, staff, stay, support |
| Main Entry: | anchor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold, be held securely |
Synonyms: |
attach, berth, catch, dock, drop, fasten, fix, imbed, make port, moor, plant, secure, stay, tie, tie up |
Antonyms: |
detach, let go, loosen, unfasten |
| Main Entry: | brake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stopping device; check |
Synonyms: |
anchor, binders, cinchers, constraint, control, curb, damper, deterrent, discouragement, hamper, hindrance, hurdle, obstacle, rein, restraint, retarding device |
| Notes: | to brake is to slow or stop while break is to cause to separate into pieces suddenly or violently, smash or crack |
Antonyms: |
accelerator |
| Main Entry: | cornerstone |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | vital element |
Synonyms: |
anchor, base, essential, foundation, key element, keystone, linchpin, main ingredient, mainspring, mainstay, pillar |
| Main Entry: | disembark |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get off transportation |
Synonyms: |
alight, anchor, arrive, come ashore, debark, deplane, detrain, dismount, go ashore, land, put in, step out of |
Antonyms: |
embark, get on, leave |
| Main Entry: | dock |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | land on the waterfront |
Synonyms: |
anchor, berth, drop anchor, hook up, join, link up, moor, put in, rendezvous, tie up, unite |
Antonyms: |
set sail, ship out |
| Main Entry: | entrench |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish, make inroads |
Synonyms: |
anchor, confirm, define, dig in, embed, ensconce, fence, fix, fortify, found, ground, hole up, implant, infix, ingrain, install, lodge, plant, protect, root, seat, set, settle, strengthen |
| Main Entry: | fasten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make secure; join together |
Synonyms: |
adhere, affix, anchor, attach, band, bar, batten, belt, bind, bolt, bond, brace, button, catch, cement, chain, cleave, close, cohere, connect, couple, embed, establish, fix, freeze to, girth, glue, grip, hitch, hitch on, hold, hook, hook up, implant, infix, jam, knot, lace, leash, link, lock, lodge, make firm, moor, mortise, nail, rivet, rope, screw, seal, set, settle, solder, stay put, stick, strengthen, string, tack on, tag, tie, tighten, truss, unite, wedge, weld |
Antonyms: |
detach, disconnect, loosen, open, release, unchain, unfasten, unlink, unlock |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish, make firm |
Synonyms: |
affix, anchor, attach, bind, catch, cement, congeal, connect, consolidate, couple, embed, entrench, fasten, freeze to, glue, graft, harden, implant, inculcate, infix, ingrain, install, instill, link, locate, lodge, moor, nail down, pin, place, plant, position, rigidify, rivet, root, secure, set, settle, solidify, stabilize, stay put, steady, stick, stiffen, thicken, tie |
Antonyms: |
change, destroy, disarrange, disorganize, unsettle |
| Main Entry: | grip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clasp, embrace |
Synonyms: |
anchor, brace, catch, cinch, cincture, clamp, clamping, clench, clinch, clutch, coercion, constraint, crushing, duress, enclosing, enclosure, fastening, fixing, grapnel, grapple, grasp, gripe, handclasp, handgrip, handhold, handshake, hold, hook, ligature, lug, purchase, restraint, snatch, squeeze, strength, tenure, vise, wrench |
Antonyms: |
release |