| abhor | (verb) find repugnant | Synonyms: abominate, execrate, loathe |
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| anaphor | (noun) a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent | - |
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| anchor | (noun) a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving | Synonyms: ground tackle |
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| (noun) a central cohesive source of support and stability | Synonyms: backbone, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay |
| (noun) a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute | Synonyms: anchorman, anchorperson |
| (verb) secure a vessel with an anchor | Synonyms: cast anchor, drop anchor |
| (verb) fix firmly and stably | Synonyms: ground |
| author | (noun) writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) | Synonyms: writer |
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| (noun) someone who originates or causes or initiates something | Synonyms: generator, source |
| (verb) be the author of | - |
| camphor | (noun) a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment | - |
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| coauthor | (noun) a writer who collaborates with others in writing something | Synonyms: joint author |
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| ichor | (noun) a fluid product of inflammation | Synonyms: festering, purulence, pus, sanies, suppuration |
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| (noun) (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods | - |
| markhor | (noun) large Himalayan goat with large spiraled horns | Synonyms: Capra falconeri, markhoor |
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| metaphor | (noun) a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity | - |
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| phosphor | (noun) a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes | - |
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