- har|bor
- har|bor «HAHR buhr», noun, verb.–n.1. an area of deep water protected from wind and currents, forming a place of shelter for ships. A harbor may have loading and unloading facilities for passengers and cargo. »
Great ocean liners dock in the harbor of New York.
2. Figurative. any place of shelter: »The child fled to the harbor of her father's arms. Where lies the final harbor, whence we unmoor no more? (Herman Melville).
SYNONYM(S): refuge.–v.t.1. to give shelter to; give a place to hide: »The dog's shaggy hair harbors fleas.
2. Figurative. to have and keep in the mind: »He harbored plans for revenge on his enemies. Don't harbor unkind thoughts.
SYNONYM(S): See syn. under cherish. (Cf. ↑cherish)3. Obsolete. to lodge.–v.i.1. to take shelter or refuge.2. (of an animal) to have its retreat. Also, especially British, harbour.╂[Middle English herebeorg < Old English here army + beorg shelter]–har´bor|er, noun.–har´bor|less, adjective.Synonym Study noun. 1 Harbor, port mean place of shelter for ships. Harbor emphasizes shelter, and applies to a protected body of water on a coast, where land or breakwaters shield against wind and heavy waves: »Many yachts are in the harbor.
Port applies particularly to a harbor where commercial ships dock for loading and unloading: »The ship arrived in port.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
