An anchor is a device used to SECURE a vessel to the seafloor. ENTRENCH, with 8 letters, means to dig or cut trenches in the ground. FOOTHOLD, also with 8 letters, is a SECURE position from which further progress can be made. MOORING, with 7 letters, is the act of securing a boat to a MOORING buoy or other structure. FIX, with 3 letters, means to make something firm or SECURE. TIE, also with 3 letters, is to fasten or SECURE with a rope or cord. HOOK, with 4 letters, is a curved or bent device for catching, holding, or pulling. LOOKOUT, with 7 letters, is a person who is assigned to watch for possible danger. CATCH, with 5 letters, is to capture or seize. SET, with 3 letters, is to put in a particular position or arrangement. SECURE, with 6 letters, is to make safe or fasten firmly. DOCK, with 4 letters, is a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles. MOOR, with 4 letters, is to SECURE a boat with a cable or anchor. Lieat, with 5 letters, is a rope used to SECURE a boat to a DOCK. BOWER, with 5 letters, is an anchor of two flukes. Liesat, with 6 letters, is a rope used to SECURE a boat to a DOCK. GRAPNEL, with 7 letters, is a type of anchor with multiple hooks. Killick, with 7 letters, is a small anchor used on boats.