| harbor | | |
| n. (location) | 1. harbor, harbour, haven, seaport | a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo. |
| ~ docking facility, dockage, dock | landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out.; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late" |
| ~ landing place, landing | structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods. |
| ~ seafront | the waterfront of a seaside town. |
| ~ port | a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country. |
| ~ coaling station | a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal. |
| ~ port of call | any port where a ship stops except its home port. |
| ~ anchorage ground, anchorage | place for vessels to anchor. |
| ~ caesarea | an ancient seaport in northwestern Israel; an important Roman city in ancient Palestine. |
| ~ pearl harbor | a harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941. |
| ~ boston harbor | the seaport at Boston. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. harbor, harbour | a place of refuge and comfort and security. |
| ~ asylum, sanctuary, refuge | a shelter from danger or hardship. |
| v. (emotion) | 3. entertain, harbor, harbour, hold, nurse | maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings).; "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" |
| ~ feel, experience | undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind.; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" |
| v. (stative) | 4. harbor, harbour | secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals). |
| ~ shelter | provide shelter for.; "After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people" |
| v. (possession) | 5. harbor, harbour | keep in one's possession; of animals. |
| ~ keep, hold on | retain possession of.; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" |
| v. (perception) | 6. harbor, harbour, shield | hold back a thought or feeling about.; "She is harboring a grudge against him" |
| ~ conceal, hide | prevent from being seen or discovered.; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" |
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