anchor

意味: 錨（いかり）
例文: Fluffin used a cookie as a spiritual anchor.
　　  フラッフィンはクッキーを精神のいかりに使った。
定義: 船が動くのを防ぐ機械装置

anchorはUncommonの頻出度です。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
Noun: a central cohesive source of support and stability
Noun: a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
Verb: fix firmly and stably
Verb: secure a vessel with an anchor

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Noun: faith is his anchor
Noun: the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money
Noun: he is the linchpin of this firm
Verb: anchor the lamppost in concrete
Verb: We anchored at Baltimore

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): anchor, anchorman, anchorperson, backbone, cast anchor, drop anchor, ground, ground tackle, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): fasten, hook, support, television reporter

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): anchor, bar, belay, belt, bight, bind, bitt, brad, brooch, buckle, button, cable, cement, chain, chock, cinch, clamp, cleat, clinch, coapt, cramp, crank, entrench, garter, grout, hang, hasp, hook, joggle, joint, latch, lifeline, lock, lock up, lodge, moor, noose, picket, pin, pothook, rig, rivet, rope up, sew, spike, stake, staple, stay, strap, string, tack, tenterhook, tie, toggle, velcro, wire, zip up

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): grapnel, mooring anchor, mushroom anchor, sheet anchor

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: anchor, anchorage

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: technology

Usage Category: formal

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb
countable noun

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Holes

Movies(映画): Finding Nemo, Frozen, The Bad Guys

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: positive