Anchor
Anchor verb - To stop at or near a place along the shore.
Usage example: we'll anchor at Praia, Cape Verde
Sail
Sail verb - To travel on water in a vessel.
How words are described
| old | old anchor | old sail |
| normal | normal anchor | normal sail |
| regular | regular anchor | regular sail |
| small | small anchor | small sail |
| Other adjectives: massive, large, huge, black, new, makeshift, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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They weigh anchor and sail off for some reason.
Source: Film / The Legend of Tarzan -
Their letters to each other are his sail and her anchor, but she threatens to moon his respectable peers if his letters get too uniform.
Source: Uptight Loves Wild
Cite this Source
Sail and Anchor. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/anchor/sail
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