Sinhala Dictionary definitions for anchor
anchor 🔊 /æˈŋkɚ/
anchor : ලකනක
anchor : බරුව
anchor : නවතිනවා
anchor : නැංගුරම හෙළනවා
anchor : සිනිකඳ
anchor : සිනි
anchor : නැංගුරම
anchor : සීනි එළනවා
anchor : ආධාරය
anchor : ආරක්ෂාව සලසන දේ
anchor : ලකනැකිය
anchor : නැංගුරම් ලනවා
English Verbs with Sinhala meanings
| Present | Past | Past Participle | Gerund | Sinhala Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anchor | anchored | anchored | anchoring | நங்கூரம் பாய்ச்சு |
anchor definition
Noun.
- 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.
- Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place.
- Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.
- An emblem of hope.
- A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
- Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
- One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
- An anchoret.
Transitive verb.
- To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship.
- To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.
Intransitive verb.
- To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.
- To stop; to fix or rest.