harbor

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: seaporthavenharbourholdentertainnurseshield

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargoSynonyms: seaporthavenharbour
  2. a place of refuge and comfort and securitySynonyms: harbour

Verb (4)

  1. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)“bear a grudge”“entertain interesting notions”“harbor a resentment”Synonyms: harbourholdentertainnurse
  2. secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)Synonyms: harbour
  3. keep in one's possession; of animalsSynonyms: harbour
  4. hold back a thought or feeling about“She is harboring a grudge against him”Synonyms: harbourshield
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. harjis, and AS. beorgan to save, shelter, defend, G. bergen. See Harry, 2d Bury, and cf. Harbinger.]

1.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.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]
For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

2.Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

3.(Astrol.) The mansion of a heavenly body. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

4.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]

5.(Glass Works) A mixing box for materials. [1913 Webster]

Harbor dues (Naut.), fees paid for the use of a harbor.

Harbor seal (Zool.), the common seal.

Harbor watch, a watch set when a vessel is in port; an anchor watch. [1913 Webster]

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 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. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

The bare suspicion made it treason to harbor the person suspected. --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster]

Let not your gentle breast harbor one thought of outrage. --Rowe. [1913 Webster]

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 Devil's Dictionary

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