| clinch(noun, verb, hold, fix, secure) |
| entrench(verb, place, set, secure, settle) |
| fastener(noun, fastener, something) |
| fix firmly |
| found(verb, root, embed, ingrain) |
| hitch(noun, verb, hold, fix, secure) |
| holdfast |
| kedge(noun, refuge, something) |
| newscaster(noun, writer, correspondent, reporter, presenter) |
| pillar(noun, support, hold, essential, rock) |
| root(noun, verb, place, set, secure) |
| secure with an anchor |
| staff(noun, support, hold, hope, prop) |
| stick(verb, hold, place, set, secure) |
| tack(noun, verb, fix, settle, position) |
| anchorage |
| ballast(noun, support, hold, mass, swing) |
| band(noun, verb, hold, secure, join) |
| batten(verb, hold, secure, join, fasten) |
| belt(noun, verb, hold, secure, join) |