Harbor

Noun

 * 1) A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may dock or anchor, especially for loading and unloading.
 * A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world, and has something to give in return - Sarah Orne Jewett
 * 1) Any place of shelter.
 * The neighborhood is a well-known harbor for petty thieves.

Derived terms

 * harborage
 * harbormaster


 * harbor seal
 * safe harbor

Verb

 * 1)  To provide a harbor or safe place for.
 * The docks, which once harbored tall ships, now harbor only petty thieves.
 * 1)  To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
 * The fleet harbored in the south.
 * 1)  To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
 * She harbors a conviction that her husband has a secret, criminal past.

Adjectives for Harbor
immense;  sun-splashed;   sunlit;   little; green-bordered; earthly; exposed; secret; miniature; landlocked; fortified; blue; restless; mountain-bound; all-creating; bustling; glassy; neutral; matchless; noble; placid; sheltered; fair; unrivaled.

Verbs for Harbor
admit to—; afford—; anchor in—; assign to—; blockade—; drift to—; lie in—; lodge at—; obtain—; put into—; seek—; set out of—; slip into—; —accommodates; —conceals; —protects; —quarters; —shelters.

Thesaurus
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

Alternative forms

 * harbour

Etymology
herberwe:, herberge:, from Old English herebeorg: ‘military quarters, hostelry’, from (cf. West Frisian herberch: ‘inn’, Dutch herberg: ‘id.’, German Herberge: ‘id.’), compound of *harjaz ‘army’ and *bergō ‘refuge, shelter’, deverbative of *ƀerʒanan ‘to protect, shelter’ (cf. Old English beorgan:). More at and.

Noun

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 * Danish:
 * Dutch: haven
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 * German:
 * Hawaiian: hono
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 港 (minato)


 * Korean: 항구 (hanggu)
 * Latvian: osta
 * Lithuanian: uostas
 * Malay:
 * Polish:
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 * Russian:
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 * Finnish: turvapaikka, turvasatama

Verb

 * Finnish: suojella, antaa suojapaikka


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 * Finnish: hautoa mielessään