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noun • a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving • a central cohesive source of support and stability • a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute verb • fix firmly and stably • secure a vessel with an anchor | ||||||||
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noun • a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together verb • fasten or fix with a clamp • impose or inflict forcefully | ||||||||
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noun • An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands. • A Chinese secret society or gang. • The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech. • This organ, as taken from animals used for food (especially cows).− • (metonym) A language. • Speakers of a language, collectively. • Voice (the distinctive sound of a person's speech); accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language). • Manner of speaking, often habitually. • (metonym) A person speaking in a specified manner (most often plural). • The power of articulate utterance; speech generally. • Discourse; fluency of speech or expression. • Honourable discourse; eulogy. • (often in the plural) Glossolalia. • In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth). • Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive or machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part. • A projection, or slender appendage or fixture. • A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake. • The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked. • The clapper of a bell. • An individual point of flame from a fire. • A small sole (type of fish). • A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces. • A reed. • A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction. verb • To use tongs. • To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs. | ||||||||
Holding Device For Ship Crossword Clue
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ANCHOR which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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ANCHOR
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