10 Letter Words for Unanchored
unanchored
9 Letter Words for Unanchored
unranched
8 Letter Words for Unanchored
anchored, anhedron, chaudron, honduran, ordnance, raunched, rondache, unanchor, unarched, uncandor, uncorned, unharden, unhorned
7 Letter Words for Unanchored
acheron, acorned, acuerdo, adrench, anderun, anunder, caudron, channer, chondre, chordae, chunder, chunner, churned, crunode, drachen, dracone, durance, ecuador, endarch, enround, hounder, nuanced, ranched, rendoun, roached, rondeau, unadorn, uncaned, uncared, uncored, unheard, unhoard, unhoned, unoared, unraced
6 Letter Words for Unanchored
acnode, adnoun, adreno, anchor, ancone, andron, aneuch, anoure, arched, archon, around, arundo, auroch, candor, canned, canner, canoed, cardon, carone, cedarn, cedron, chador, chandu, chared, charnu, charon, chedar, chenar, cherna, chorda, chorea, chored, chouan, cohead, cohune, conand, conder, condue, conned, conner, conred, conure, cornea, corned, cornua, coured, craned, cuerda, cunner, dacron, dancer, danner, daunch, dauner, deacon, dehorn, denaro, dhurna, douane, doucer, douche, dourah, drench, duarch, duchan, duenna, dunner, earcon, echard, enarch, endura, enduro, hadron, hanced, hander, harden, haunce, heraud, hoared, hodure, horace, horned, houdan, hounce, hunder, hunner, hurden, nacred, narced, neurad, neuron, nhandu, noance, nouche, nuance, nuchae, ochrea, orache, orchen, orenda, ouched, ranced, ranche, rancho, randon, raunch, recado, recond, rohuna, rouche, rounce, ruched, unarch, uncord, uncore, undean, undear, undern, undoer, undone, unhand, unhard, unhead, unherd, unhero, unhoed, unnear, unread
5 Letter Words for Unanchored
ached, acher, achor, acned, acone, acorn, acred, acron, adcon, adore, adorn, adrue, adunc, adure, aeron, ancho, ancon, ancor, ancre, andor, andre, anend, anode, anorn, anour, arced, archd, arche, arend, auden, cader, cadre, caned, caneh, caner, canoe, canon, canun, cardo, cared, carne, cauon, cedar, chard, chare, chena, chode, chord, chore, chron, churn, coden, coder, cohen, cohue, coned, coner, conne, connu, corah, coran, cored, cornu, coude, courd, coure, crane, cread, creda, credo, crena, crone, crude, cunea, cured, dacor, dance, dearn, decan, decon, decor, denar, derah, donah, donar, donec, donna, donne, douar, douce, draco, drona, drone, dunce, dunch, dunne, dunno, duroc, echar, enoch, enorn, eruca, hance, hared, heard, henad, henna, herod, heron, hoaed, hoard, hoder, honan, honda, honed, honer, horde, hound, huaco, huron, nache, nacho, nacre, nance, nandu, narco, nardo, nardu, nauch, necro, nehru, nonce, nonda, norna, nucha, nuder, nunce, nunch, oared, ocean, ocher, ochna, ocrea, ohare, oncer, onned, orach, oread, ounce, raced, rache, racon, radon, rahed, rance, ranch, randn, reach, recon, redan, redon, rendu, rheda, rhone, roach, roche, rohan, rohun, ronde, ronne, rouen, round, ruach, ruche, runch, runed, unare, unden, under, undon, unhad, unode, unorn, unred, uredo, urena, urnae, urned
4 Letter Words for Unanchored
aced, acer, ache, acne, acor, acre, aden, adon, ador, aero, ahed, ance, anne, anno, anon, anre, arch, arco, ardu, ared, aren, arno, aune, cade, cand, cane, cann, caon, card, care, carn, cera, cern, cero, chad, chan, chao, char, chen, cher, chon, chou, chun, coda, code, coed, cond, cone, conn, cora, cord, core, corn, coua, coud, coue, cour, cran, cred, croh, crud, crue, cuda, cued, cund, cuon, cura, curd, cure, curn, dace, daer, dane, danu, dare, darn, daun, daur, dcor, dean, dear, deco, dern, dero, dhan, doen, doer, doha, dona, done, dora, dore, dorn, doua, douc, dour, drch, droh, drou, duan, duar, duce, duer, dune, dura, durn, duro, each, eard, earn, ecad, echo, ecod, econ, ecru, educ, endo, eoan, eruc, euda, euro, hade, haec, haen, hand, hard, hare, harn, haro, haud, head, hear, hend, hera, herd, hern, hero, hoar, hodr, hoed, hoer, hond, hone, hora, hore, horn, hour, hued, huer, hund, hura, nace, nach, nane, narc, nard, nare, naur, near, neon, nerd, noah, node, nona, none, nore, norn, noun, nuda, nude, nunc, nurd, oahu, oche, odah, odea, oder, ohed, onca, once, oner, orad, orae, oran, orca, orch, ordn, ordu, ored, orna, ouch, ourn, race, rach, rade, rahu, rand, rane, rann, raun, read, rean, recd, redo, rend, renn, reno, rhea, rheo, road, roan, roch, rode, roed, rond, rone, roua, roud, roue, roun, rude, rued, ruen, rund, rune, udon, unca, unce, unco, unda, unde, undo, uran, urao, urde, urea, urna
3 Letter Words for Unanchored
ace, ach, adc, ade, adh, ado, aer, aho, ahu, anc, and, ane, ann, anu, aor, arc, ard, are, arn, aru, aud, auh, cad, can, car, cdr, cen, ceo, cer, cha, che, chn, cho, cod, con, cor, cro, cru, cud, cue, cun, cur, dae, dah, dan, dao, dar, dau, dca, dea, dec, den, der, dha, dhu, dna, doa, doc, doe, don, dor, duc, due, duh, dun, duo, dur, ead, ean, ear, eau, ech, eco, ecu, edh, edo, enc, end, eon, era, erd, ern, had, hae, han, hao, hau, hed, hen, heo, her, hoa, hoc, hod, hoe, hon, hor, hud, hue, hun, nad, nae, nah, nar, nco, nea, ned, neo, nne, noa, nod, noh, non, nor, nun, nur, oad, oar, oca, och, oda, ode, oer, ona, one, ora, orc, ord, ore, oud, our, rad, rah, ran, rcd, rea, rec, red, reh, rha, rhd, rhe, rho, rna, rnd, roc, rod, roe, ron, ruc, rud, rue, run, uca, udo, una, unc, unh, unn, ura, urd, ure, urn
Definitions for Unanchored
[1] any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
[2] any similar device for holding fast or checking motion: an anchor of stones.
[3] any device for securing a suspension or cantilever bridge at either end.
[4] any of various devices, as a metal tie, for binding one part of a structure to another.
[5] a person or thing that can be relied on for support, stability, or security; mainstay: Hope was his only anchor.
[6] Radio and Television . a person who is the main broadcaster on a program of news, sports, etc., and who usually also serves as coordinator of all participating broadcasters during the program; anchorman or anchorwoman; anchorperson.
[7] Television . a program that attracts many viewers who are likely to stay tuned to the network for the programs that follow.
[8] a well-known store, especially a department store, that attracts customers to the shopping center in which it is located. Also called anchor store .
[9] Slang . automotive brakes.
[10] Military . a key position in defense lines.
[11] Also anchorman. Sports . the person on a team, especially a relay team, who competes last. the person farthest to the rear on a tug-of-war team.
[12] to hold fast by an anchor.
[13] to fix or fasten; affix firmly: The button was anchored to the cloth with heavy thread.
[14] to act or serve as an anchor for: He anchored the evening news.
[15] to drop anchor; lie or ride at anchor: The ship anchored at dawn.
[16] to keep hold or be firmly fixed: The insect anchored fast to its prey.
[17] Sports , Radio and Television . to act or serve as an anchor.
[18] at anchor , held in place by an anchor: The luxury liner is at anchor in the harbor.
[19] drag anchor , (of a vessel) to move with a current or wind because an anchor has failed to hold.
[20] drop anchor , to anchor a vessel: They dropped anchor in a bay to escape the storm.
[21] weigh anchor , to raise the anchor: We will weigh anchor at dawn.
[22] any of several devices, usually of steel, attached to a vessel by a cable and dropped overboard so as to grip the bottom and restrict the vessel's movement
[23] an object used to hold something else firmly in place the rock provided an anchor for the rope
[24] a source of stability or security religion was his anchor
[25] a metal cramp, bolt, or similar fitting, esp one used to make a connection to masonry (as modifier ) anchor bolt ; anchor plate
[26] the rear person in a tug-of-war team short for anchorman, anchorwoman
[27] at anchor (of a vessel) anchored
[28] cast anchor , come to anchor or drop anchor to anchor a vessel
[29] drag anchor See drag (def. 13)
[30] ride at anchor to be anchored
[31] weigh anchor to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised in preparation for departure
[32] to use an anchor to hold (a vessel) in one place
[33] to fasten or be fastened securely; fix or become fixed firmly
[34] (tr) radio television to act as an anchorman on
Words related to Unanchored
anchorafloat, loose, drifting, unmoored
Words nearby Unanchored
anchorancestress, ancestry, anch'ing, anchises, ancho, anchor, anchor baby, anchor ball, anchor bed, anchor bell, anchor bolt
Origin of Unanchored
anchorbefore 900; Middle English anker, ancre, Old English ancor, ancer, ancra (compare Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Middle Low German anker ) < Latin anc(h)ora < Greek ánkȳra
Other words from Unanchored
an·chor·a·ble , adjective
an·chor·less , adjective
an·chor·like , adjective
re·an·chor , verb
un·an·chored , adjective
well-an·chored , adjective
Word origin for Unanchored
anchorOld English ancor, from Latin ancora, from Greek ankura; related to Greek ankos bend; compare Latin uncus bent, hooked
Synonyms for Unanchored
afloat, drifting, loose, unmoored
