Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unanchor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: unan-chor
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To raise an anchor or to free a vessel from an anchor.

Transitive verb

verb

Transitive verb

verb

To become loose or physically unattached.

Intransitive verb

verb

To release from a fixed position and allow to be moved.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"To unanchor the cell cursor so that you can move it into position for selecting another range, press Shift+F8. This puts you in Add to Selection mode, in which you can move to the first cell of the next range without selecting any more cells."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der.? Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.? Latin ancorabor. Proto-Germanic *ankurô Proto-West Germanic *ankurō Old English ancor Middle English anker English anchor English unanchor From un- + anchor.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unanchors (present, singular) unanchoring (participle, present) unanchored (participle, past) unanchored (past)

Questions

What does unanchor mean?: To raise an anchor or to free a vessel from an anchor.
Where does unanchor come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der.? Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.? Latin ancorabor. Proto-Germanic *ankurô Proto-West Germanic *ankurō Old English ancor Middle English anker English anchor English unanchor From un- + anchor.

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