Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weigh the anchor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
weigh the an-chor
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

v

heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing

Synonyms

weigh anchor

Questions

What does weigh the anchor mean?
heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing

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