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20 answers for: Main shaft or stem of anchor (5)
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SHANKMain shaft or stem of anchor (5)
BRIARThe root or stem of which plant is used for tobacco pipes? (5)
SNATHOf uncertain origin, what is the shaft or handle of a scythe? (5)
WHEELA simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines).
SHORELength of anchor cable extended when vessel is at anchor (5)
FLUKEStroke of luck finding part of anchor (5)
ARBORLatin word for a tree, used in scientific contexts to refer to a trunk-like axle, beam, mandrel, shaft or spindle in a machine or a lathe (5)
PIVOTA short shaft or pin supporting something that turns (5)
SHEETKind of anchor or bend
GRAPEShot for losing point of anchor - no end to this? (5)
KEDGEType of anchor (5)
MOOEDMoored but dropped end of anchor! Sounded low (5)
STERNRear part of a ship or boat, lying opposite the bow or stem (5)
SCOPESpace for movement in length of anchor cable
STOMAMinute pore in the epidermis of a plant leaf or stem through which gases pass (5)
GRAFTRooted to "stylus", in allusion to a pencil-like shape, word for a scion, shoot or stem, inserted in a plant or stock (5)
ATRIPClear of the bottom, said of anchors
PROWLStalk or stem has a number (5)
TUBERSwollen underground root or stem (5)
SPRIGA small twig or stem (5)