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n. The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving unduly weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting the initial estimate of "20%" to "30%" when "90%" would be more appropriate.

v. Present participle of anchor.

"Chase said seeing more than one choice might also help doctors move away from what he called "anchoring," or getting too attached to a diagnosis."

aweigh   

anchored    anchoring    anchors   

support    tv reporter    tv newsman    television newscaster    television reporter    fix    secure    fasten   

hold    to weigh anchor    nuts of an anchor    folding anchor    anchor and collar    shifting-stock anchor    mushroom anchor    to lie at anchor    stockless anchor    to shoe an anchor   

anchorage    weigh anchor   

egg-and-dart    egg-and-tongue    achorman    anchorwoman    anchorperson   

anchored    anchoring   

stop    anchoret   

anker    banker    canker    danker    hanker    rancor    ranker    shanker    tanker   

sail    mast    cable    boat    rope    rig    anchorage    pier    hook    port