These are the meanings of the letters AHORCARON when you unscramble them.
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Anarch (n.)
The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt.
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Anchor (n.)
A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the ship in a particular station.
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Anchor (n.)
Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable, or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to hold the core of a mold in place.
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Anchor (n.)
Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on which we place dependence for safety.
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Anchor (n.)
An emblem of hope.
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Anchor (n.)
A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building together.
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Anchor (n.)
Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor (called also egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue) ornament.
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Anchor (n.)
One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain Holothurians, as in species of Synapta.
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Anchor (v. t.)
To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor a ship.
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Anchor (v. t.)
To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.
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Anchor (v. i.)
To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream.
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Anchor (v. i.)
To stop; to fix or rest.
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Anchor (n.)
An anchoret.
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Archon (n.)
One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially, by preeminence, the first of the nine chief magistrates.
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Corona (n.)
A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
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Corona (n.)
The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip. See Illust. of Column.
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Corona (n.)
The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or the skull; a crown.
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Corona (n.)
The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin.
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Corona (n.)
A peculiar luminous appearance, or aureola, which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the sun is totally eclipsed by the moon.
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Corona (n.)
An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil.
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Corona (n.)
Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ.
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Corona (n.)
A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as the sun or moon.
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Corona (n.)
A peculiar phase of the aurora borealis, formed by the concentration or convergence of luminous beams around the point in the heavens indicated by the direction of the dipping needle.
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Corona (n.)
A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged pyramidically. Called also corona lucis.
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Corona (n.)
A character [/] called the pause or hold.
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Rancho (n.)
A rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch, where herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at night.
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Rancho (n.)
A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised; -- distinguished from hacienda, a cultivated farm or plantation.
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Rancor (n.)
The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred.