Haven

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A harbor or anchorage; a port.
  • n. A place of refuge or rest; a sanctuary.
  • v. To put into or provide with a haven.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
  • n. A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.
  • v. To put into, or provide with a haven.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port.
  • n. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum.
  • v. To shelter, as in a haven.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A harbor; a port; any place which affords good anchorage and a safe station for ships, or in which ships can be sheltered by the land from wind and sea.
  • n. Hence A shelter; an asylum; a place of safety.
  • To shelter as in a haven.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
  • n. a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
  • Verb Form
    havened    havening    havens   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shelter   
    Form
    tax haven   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    harbor    port    shelter    asylum    refuge    sanctuary    zoar   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Cavan    Laven    Raven    Sarajevan    craven    graven    maven    raven    shaven    unshaven   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    harbour    anchorage    cove    sanctuary    asylum    harbors    nook    oasis    refuge    stronghold