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harbor

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Noun, Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
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har=bor
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4 in 3 verses (in OT : 2 in 2 verses) (in NT : 2 in 1 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

harborn. [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. harjis, and AS. beorgan to save, shelter, defend, G. bergen. See Harry, 2d Bury, and cf. Harbinger.].
  •  A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.  [1913 Webster]
    "[A grove] fair harbour that them seems."  [1913 Webster]
    "For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked."  [1913 Webster]
  •  Specif.: A lodging place; an inn.  Chaucer.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The mansion of a heavenly body.  [1913 Webster]
  •  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.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A mixing box for materials.  [1913 Webster]
Harbor dues (Naut.), fees paid for the use of a harbor. -- Harbor seal (Zoöl.), the common seal. -- Harbor watch, a watch set when a vessel is in port; an anchor watch.
harborv. t. [OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf. Icel. herbergja. See Harbor, n.].
     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); as, to harbor a grudge.  [1913 Webster]
    "Any place that harbors men."  [1913 Webster]
    "The bare suspicion made it treason to harbor the person suspected."  [1913 Webster]
    "Let not your gentle breast harbor one thought of outrage."  [1913 Webster]
harborv. 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."  [1913 Webster]

DEVIL DICTIONARY

harbor

n. A place where ships taking shelter from stores are exposed to the fury of the customs.

THESAURUS

harbor

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

ROGET THESAURUS

harbor

Refuge

N refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness, acropolis, keep, last resort, ward, prison, asylum, ark, home, refuge for the destitute, almshouse, hiding place, sanctum sanctorum, roadstead, anchorage, breakwater, mole, port, haven, harbor, harbor of refuge, seaport, pier, jetty, embankment, quay, covert, cover, shelter, screen, lee wall, wing, shield, umbrella, barrier, dashboard, dasher, wall, fort, anchor, kedge, grapnel, grappling iron, sheet anchor, killick, mainstay, support, cheek, ballast, jury mast, vent-peg, safety valve, blow-off valve, safety lamp, lightning rod, lightning conductor, safety belt, airbag, seat belt, antilock brakes, antiskid tires, snow tires, means of escape, lifeboat, lifejacket, life buoy, swimming belt, cork jacket, parachute, plank, steppingstone, emergency landing, safeguard, any port in a storm, bibere venenum in auro, valet anchora virtus.

Abode

N abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, diggings, seat, lap, sojourn, housing, quarters, headquarters, resiance, tabernacle, throne, ark, home, fatherland, country, homestead, homestall, fireside, hearth, hearth stone, chimney corner, inglenook, ingle side, harem, seraglio, zenana, household gods, lares et penates, roof, household, housing, dulce domum, paternal domicile, native soil, native land, habitat, range, stamping ground, haunt, hangout, biosphere, environment, ecological niche, nest, nidus, snuggery, arbor, bower, lair, den, cave, hole, hiding place, cell, sanctum sanctorum, aerie, eyrie, eyry, rookery, hive, covert, resort, retreat, perch, roost, nidification, kala jagah, bivouac, camp, encampment, cantonment, castrametation, barrack, casemate, casern, tent, building, chamber, xenodochium, tenement, messuage, farm, farmhouse, grange, hacienda, toft, cot, cabin, hut, chalet, croft, shed, booth, stall, hovel, bothy, shanty, dugout, wigwam, pen, barn, bawn, kennel, sty, doghold, cote, coop, hutch, byre, cow house, cow shed, stable, dovecote, columbary, columbarium, shippen, igloo, iglu, jacal, lacustrine dwelling, lacuslake dwelling, lacuspile dwelling, log cabin, log house, shack, shebang, tepee, topek, house, mansion, place, villa, cottage, box, lodge, hermitage, rus in urbe, folly, rotunda, tower, chateau, castle, pavilion, hotel, court, manor-house, capital messuage, hall, palace, kiosk, bungalow, casa, country seat, apartment house, flat house, frame house, shingle house, tenement house, temple, hamlet, village, thorp, dorp, ham, kraal, borough, burgh, town, city, capital, metropolis, suburb, province, country, county town, county seat, courthouse, ghetto, street, place, terrace, parade, esplanade, alameda, board walk, embankment, road, row, lane, alley, court, quadrangle, quad, wynd, close, yard, passage, rents, buildings, mews, square, polygon, circus, crescent, mall, piazza, arcade, colonnade, peristyle, cloister, gardens, grove, residences, block of buildings, market place, place, plaza, anchorage, roadstead, roads, dock, basin, wharf, quay, port, harbor, quarter, parish, assembly room, meetinghouse, pump room, spa, watering place, inn, hostel, hostelry, hotel, tavern, caravansary, dak bungalow, khan, hospice, public house, pub, pot house, mug house, gin mill, gin palace, bar, bar room, barrel house, cabaret, chophouse, club, clubhouse, cookshop, dive, exchange, grill room, saloon, shebeen, coffee house, eating house, canteen, restaurant, buffet, cafe, estaminet, posada, almshouse, poorhouse, townhouse, garden, park, pleasure ground, plaisance, demesne, cage, terrarium, doghouse, pen, aviary, barn, stall, zoo, urban, metropolitan, suburban, provincial, rural, rustic, domestic, cosmopolitan, palatial, eigner Hert ist goldes Werth, even cities have their graves, ubi libertas ibi patria, home sweet home.

Arrival

N arrival, advent, landing, debarkation, disembarkation, reception, welcome, vin d'honneur, home, goal, goalpost, landing place, landing stage, bunder, resting place, destination, harbor, haven, port, airport, spaceport, terminus, halting place, halting ground, landing strip, runway, terminal, journey's end, anchorage, return, remigration, meeting, rencounter, encounter, completion, recursion, arriving, homeward bound, here, hither, Int, welcome!, hail!, all Hail!, good-day, good morrow!, any port in a storm.


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