harbor

harbor
Synonyms and related words:
accommodate, anchorage, anchorage ground, arm, armlet, armor, asylum, basin, bay, bayou, bear, bed, belt, berth, bestow, bight, billet, board, boca, bosom, bourn, breakwater, bulkhead, bunk, cabin, camp, chamber, champion, cherish, chuck, cling to, clip, cloak, compass about, conceal, copyright, cove, cover, covert, creek, cushion, defend, destination, dock, dockage, dockyard, domicile, domiciliate, dry dock, embankment, embosom, embrace, encamp, ensure, entertain, estuary, euripus, fence, fend, fjord, fondle, forest preserve, foster, frith, game preserve, game sanctuary, goal, groin, guarantee, guard, gulf, gut, harbor of refuge, harborage, have, have and hold, haven, hide, hold, hold on to, house, hug, hut, inlet, insure, jetty, jutty, keep, keep from harm, keep safe, kyle, landing, landing place, landing stage, last stop, loch, lodge, lough, maintain, make safe, marina, mole, mooring, moorings, mouth, narrow, narrow seas, narrows, natural harbor, nestle, nurse, nurture, patent, pier, police, port, preserve, protect, protected anchorage, put up, quarter, quay, reach, refuge, register, retain, retreat, ride shotgun for, riding, road, roads, roadstead, roof, room, roost, safe haven, safeguard, safehold, sanctuary, screen, seaport, seawall, secrete, secure, shelter, shield, shipyard, shroud, slip, snug harbor, sound, stable, stop, stopping place, strait, straits, stronghold, terminal, terminal point, terminus, treasure, treasure up, underwrite, wharf

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  • harbor — n Harbor, haven, port are comparable because they have at one time or another meant a place where ships may ride secure from storms. Harbor applies to a portion of a large body of water (as the sea) that is partially or almost wholly enclosed so… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • harbor — har·bor 1 n: a place of security and comfort see also safe harbor harbor 2 vt 1: to receive secretly and conceal (a fugitive from justice) 2: to have (an animal) in one s keeping may not harbor a dog without a permit …   Law dictionary

  • Harbor — Har bor (h[aum]r b[ e]r), n. [Written also {harbour}.] [OE. herbor, herberwe, herberge, Icel. herbergi (cf. OHG. heriberga), orig., a shelter for soldiers; herr army + bjarga to save, help, defend; akin to AS. here army, G. heer, OHG. heri, Goth …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Harbor — Har bor (h[aum]r b[ e]r), v. t. [Written also {harbour}.] [imp. & p. p. {Harbored} ( b[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harboring}.] [OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf. Icel. herbergja. See {Harbor}, n.] To afford lodging to; to entertain as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • harbor — [n1] place for storing boats in the water anchorage, arm, bay, bight, breakwater, chuck, cove, dock, embankment, firth, gulf, haven, inlet, jetty, landing, mooring, pier, port, road, roadstead, wharf; concepts 439,509,514 harbor [n2] place for… …   New thesaurus

  • Harbor — Har bor, v. i. To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor. [1913 Webster] For this night let s harbor here in York. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Harbor — Harbor, OR U.S. Census Designated Place in Oregon Population (2000): 2622 Housing Units (2000): 1691 Land area (2000): 1.873427 sq. miles (4.852154 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.439748 sq. miles (1.138943 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.313175 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Harbor, OR — U.S. Census Designated Place in Oregon Population (2000): 2622 Housing Units (2000): 1691 Land area (2000): 1.873427 sq. miles (4.852154 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.439748 sq. miles (1.138943 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.313175 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • harbor — [här′bər] n. [ME herberwe < OE herebeorg (& ON herbergi), lit., army shelter (< here, army + beorg, a shelter), akin to OHG heriberga: see HARBINGER] 1. a place of refuge, safety, etc.; retreat; shelter 2. a protected inlet, or branch of a… …   English World dictionary

  • harbor — UK US /ˈhɑːbər/ noun [C] US TRANSPORT ► HARBOUR(Cf. ↑harbour) …   Financial and business terms

  • harbor — 01. The [harbor] was filled with the boats of fishermen protesting the government s ban on salmon fishing. 02. We walked down by the [harbor], and looked at the boats for a while. 03. Our hotel room had a balcony with a view over the [harbor], so …   Grammatical examples in English

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