appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute
secure a vessel with an anchor; "We anchored at Baltimore"
fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game
the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order"
an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops
decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"
a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined