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. |
Beam
(n.) Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. |
Beam
(n.) One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or ship. |
Beam
(n.) The width of a vessel |
Beam
(n.) The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales are suspended. |
Beam
(n.) The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which bears the antlers, or branches. |
Beam
(n.) The pole of a carriage. |
Beam
(n.) A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which weavers wind the warp before weaving |
Beam
(n.) The straight part or shank of an anchor. |
Beam
(n.) The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it. |
Beam
(n.) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and the other with the crank of the wheel shaft |
Beam
(n.) A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun or other luminous body |
Beam
(n.) Fig.: A ray |
Beam
(n.) One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk |
Beam
(v. t.) To send forth |
Beam
(v. i.) To emit beams of light. |
Beam tree
() A tree (Pyrus aria) related to the apple. |
Hammer-beam
(n.) A member of one description of roof truss, called hammer-beam truss, which is so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer-beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam. |
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 |
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 |
balance beam
beam | a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts |
| beam | long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction |
| beam | the broad side of a ship, they sighted land on the port beam |
| beam balance | a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm |
box beam
box girder | a beam built up from boards, has a hollow rectangular cross section |
egg-and-dart
egg-and-anchor
egg-and-tongue | a decorative molding, a series of egg-shaped figures alternating with another shape |
grapnel
grapnel anchor | a light anchor for small boats |
| I-beam | girder having a cross section resembling the letter `I' |
| 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 |
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 |
steelyard
lever scale
beam scale | a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length |
| tie tie beam | a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating, he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam |
| beam | (nautical) breadth amidships |
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 |
radio beam
beam | a signal transmitted along a narrow path, guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather |
| beam-ends | (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel, on her beam-ends means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical |
anchor
anchorman
anchorperson | a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute |
beam
beam of light
light beam
ray
ray of light
shaft
shaft of light
irradiation | a column of light (as from a beacon) |
| beam ray electron beam | a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation |
| high beam | the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination |
| laser beam | a beam of light generated by a laser |
| low beam | the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance |
| particle beam | a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules) |
ion beam
ionic beam | a beam of ions moving in the same direction at the same speed |
ring
halo
annulus
doughnut
anchor ring | a toroidal shape, a ring of ships in the harbor, a halo of smoke |
| beam | smile radiantly, express joy through one's facial expression |
air send broadcast beam
transmit
| broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television, We cannot air this X-rated song |
| beam | express with a beaming face or smile, he beamed his approval |
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 |
glow
beam radiate
shine | experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion, She was beaming with joy, Her face radiated with happiness |
| glow beam radiate shine | have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink, Her face glowed when she came out of the sauna |
shine
beam | emit light, be bright, as of the sun or a light, The sun shone bright that day, The fire beamed on their faces |
| low-beam(a) | used of headlights, following with low-beam headlights |