Similar words:
anchorman
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charwoman
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airwoman
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alderwoman
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chairwoman
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conwoman
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doorwoman
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fisherwoman
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henchwoman
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washerwoman
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- GA > EN
anchor
noun
1 noun NAUT for shipancaire masc4 she dropped anchor in Carna chuaigh sí ar ancaire i gCarnathe ship came to anchor chuaigh an long ar ancaireanchor rope téad ancaire, téad feistithe ancaire 2 noun stabilising forcecrann taca cúltaca masc4 she's the family's anchor is í crann taca an teaghlaigh ípeace was the anchor of his campaign ar an tsíocháin a bhí a fheachtas bunaitheShow full entry
3 noun TV-RAD (also anchorman, anchorwoman) TV presenterpríomhláithreoir masc3 sports anchor príomhláithreoir spóirt 4 noun SPOR in relay raceancaire masc4 5 noun SPOR in tug of warancaire masc4 6 noun fastening pointancaire masc4
verb
7 verb NAUT moor using anchor INTRANSITIVEtéigh ar ancaireancaire a churthis is a safe place to anchor áit shábháilte é seo le bád a chur ar ancaire ann, tá ancaire sábháilte anseo
TRANSITIVEcuir ar ancairehe anchored the boat off Tory Island chuir sé an bád ar ancaire amach ó Thoraigh
8 verb attach (sth) securely TRANSITIVEgreamaigh verb the seat was anchored to the floor bhí an suíochán greamaithe den urlárit anchors itself to the seaweed greamaíonn sé é féin den fheamainn 9 verb establish (sth) firmly TRANSITIVEfréamhaigh verb daingnigh verb neutrality is anchored in our mentality tá an neodracht fréamhaithe inár n-aigneshe anchored herself to her family in time of trouble neadaigh sí í féin sa teaghlach le linn trioblóide 10 verb TV-RAD present TV show etc TRANSITIVEbheith i do phríomhláithreoir arshe anchors the show tá sí ina príomhláithreoir ar an seó, is í príomhláithreoir an tseó í 11 verb bring stability to (sth) TRANSITIVEhis music anchors the band cuireann a chuid ceoil téagar sa bhannaclasses anchored the week bhíodh ranganna ina gcuid sheasmhach den tseachtain