Sailors tattoo perhaps Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Sailors tattoo perhaps crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on January 25 2026 LA Times Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Sailors tattoo perhaps has a total of 6 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | ANCHOR | Sailors tattoo perhaps | LA Times |
Definition
| • | 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. |
| • | 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. |
| • | To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream. |
| • | To stop; to fix or rest. |
| • | An anchoret. |
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- LA Times: Jan 25, 2026
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