Harbor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships.
  • n. A place of shelter; a refuge.
  • v. To give shelter to: harbor refugees; harbor a fugitive.
  • v. To provide a place, home, or habitat for: a basement that harbors a maze of pipes; streams that harbor trout and bass.
  • v. To entertain or nourish (a specified thought or feeling): harbor a grudge.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may dock or anchor, especially for loading and unloading.
  • n. Any place of shelter.
  • v. To provide a harbor or safe place for.
  • v. To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
  • v. To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.
  • n. Specif.: A lodging place; an inn.
  • n. The mansion of a heavenly body.
  • n. A portion of a sea, a lake, or other large body of water, either landlocked or artificially protected so as to be a place of safety for vessels in stormy weather; a port or haven.
  • n. A mixing box for materials.
  • v. To afford lodging to; to entertain as a guest; to shelter; to receive; to give a refuge to; to indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought).
  • verb-intransitive. To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A place of shelter; a lodging; an inn.
  • n. Specifically The covert of the hart or hind.
  • n. Accommodation; lodging; shelter; refuge.
  • n. A port or haven for ships; a sheltered recess in the coast-line of a sea, gulf, bay, or lake, most frequently at the mouth of a river.
  • n. In glass-making, a chest 6 or 7 feet long which holds the mixed ingredients before they are put into the pot for fusion.
  • To provide a lodging or lodging-place for; lodge.
  • To give shelter to; protect; secure; secrete: as, to harbor a thief.
  • Hence To entertain; cherish; indulge: as, to harbor malice or revenge.
  • To trace home, as a deer to its covert; earth.
  • Synonyms Foster, etc. See cherish.
  • To lodge; dwell.
  • To receive shelter or protection; be entertained; be secreted.
  • To find a harbor; anchor in a harbor, as a ship.
  • n. An obsolete form of arbor, a garden, etc.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
  • v. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
  • n. a place of refuge and comfort and security
  • n. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
  • v. hold back a thought or feeling about
  • v. keep in one's possession; of animals
  • Verb Form
    harbors   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shelter    feel    experience    refuge    asylum    sanctuary    hide    conceal    hold on    keep   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    harbored    harboring   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    refuge    shelter    inn    receive   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Barber    arbor    arbour    barber    barbre    harbour   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    harbour    bay    port    lake    cove    creek    lagoon    harbors    beach    dock