Anchor
(n.) A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station. |
Anchor
(n.) Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast |
Anchor
(n.) Fig.: That which gives stability or security |
Anchor
(n.) An emblem of hope. |
Anchor
(n.) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together. |
Anchor
(n.) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead |
Anchor
(n.) One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges |
Anchor
(v. t.) To place at anchor |
Anchor
(v. t.) To fix or fasten |
Anchor
(v. i.) To cast anchor |
Anchor
(v. i.) To stop |
Anchor
(n.) An anchoret. |
Anchor-hold
(n.) The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds. |
Anchor-hold
(n.) Hence: Firm hold: security. |
Bed-moulding
(n.) The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. |
Hood moulding
() A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the outermost member of the archivolt |
Injection
(n.) The act of injecting or throwing in |
Injection
(n.) That which is injected |
Injection
(n.) The act or process of filling vessels, cavities, or tissues with a fluid or other substance. |
Injection
(n.) A specimen prepared by injection. |
Injection
(n.) The act of throwing cold water into a condenser to produce a vacuum. |
Injection
(n.) The cold water thrown into a condenser. |
Moulding
() of Mould |
Moulding
(n.) The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds |
Moulding
(n.) Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal. |
Moulding
(n.) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See Cable, n., 3, and Crenelated molding, under Crenelate, v. t. |
Moulding
(p.a.) Used in making a mold or moldings |
Puller
(n.) One who, or that which, pulls. |
Sea anchor
() See Drag sail, under 4th Drag. |
Sheet anchor
(v. t.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel |
Sheet anchor
(v. t.) Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger |
Sprue
(n.) Strictly, the hole through which melted metal is poured into the gate, and thence into the mold. |
Sprue
(n.) The waste piece of metal cast in this hole |
Sprue
(n.) Same as Sprew. |
Wire-puller
(n.) One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet |
| injection | the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure |
| epidural injection | injection of an anesthetic substance into the epidural space of the spinal cord in order to produce epidural anesthesia |
| intradermal injection | an injection into the skin |
| intramuscular injection | an injection into a muscle |
| intravenous injection | an injection into a vein |
| subcutaneous injection | an injection under the skin |
| injection shot | the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe, the nurse gave him a flu shot |
modeling modelling molding
moulding | a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied |
anchor
ground tackle | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving |
anchor chain
anchor rope | the chain or rope that attaches an anchor to a vessel |
anchor light
riding light
riding lamp | a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor |
egg-and-dart
egg-and-anchor
egg-and-tongue | a decorative molding, a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape |
fuel injection
fuel injection system | mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internalombustion engine, avoids the need for a carburetor |
grapnel
grapnel anchor | a light anchor for small boats |
mold mould molding moulding modeling
clay sculpture | sculpture produced by molding |
molding
moulding
border | a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge |
| molding moulding | a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing |
| mooring anchor | an anchor used to hold a mooring buoy or a channel marker in place |
| mushroom anchor | an anchor used for semipermanent moorings, has a bowl-shaped head that will dig in however it falls |
quirk molding
quirk moulding | a molding having a small groove in it |
sea anchor
drogue | restraint consisting of a canvas covered frame that floats behind a vessel, prevents drifting or maintains the heading into a wind |
sheet anchor
waist anchor | spare anchor for use in emergency |
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 |
anchor
anchorman
anchorperson | a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute |
puller
tugger
dragger | someone who pulls or tugs or drags in an effort to move something |
| puller | someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself |
| wire-puller | one who uses secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own ends |
ring
halo
annulus
doughnut
anchor ring | a toroidal shape, a ring of ships in the harbor, a halo of smoke |
sprue
tropical sprue
psilosis | a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults, nutrients are not absorbed, symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation |
injection
injectant | any solution that is injected (as into the skin) |
anchor
cast anchor
drop anchor | secure a vessel with an anchor, We anchored at Baltimore |
| anchor ground | fix firmly and stably, anchor the lamppost in concrete |
weigh anchor
weigh the anchor | heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing |