Harbor

Quick meaning: Harbor is a noun meaning (countable) Any place of shelter.

Meaning

(countable) Any place of shelter.

More Meanings

1. (countable, glassworking) A mixing box for materials.
2. (transitive) To provide a harbor or safe place for.
3. (intransitive) To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
4. (transitive) To drive (a hunted stag) to covert.
5. (countable, nautical) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.
6. (obsolete, countable) A house of the zodiac, or the mansion of a heavenly body.
7. (obsolete, uncountable) Shelter, refuge.

Example Sentences

The fleet harbored in the south.

The neighborhood is a well-known harbor for petty thieves.

She harbors a conviction that her husband has a secret, criminal past.

The docks, which once harbored tall ships, now harbor only petty thieves.

Word Forms

• harbors
• harbour
• harborough
• harborow
• harboring
• harbored

Synonyms for harbor

Depending on context, synonyms include hold, shield, nurse, entertain, seaport, harbour.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include harbour, haven, seaport, shield, hold, nurse.

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