Harbor
['hɑ:bə] or ['hɑrbɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a place of refuge and comfort and security.
(verb.) maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); 'bear a grudge'; 'entertain interesting notions'; 'harbor a resentment'.
(verb.) hold back a thought or feeling about; 'She is harboring a grudge against him'.
(verb.) keep in one's possession; of animals.
(verb.) secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals).
Checked by Clifton--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.
(n.) Specif.: A lodging place; an inn.
(n.) The mansion of a heavenly body.
(n.) 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.
(n.) A mixing box materials.
(n.) To afford lodging to; to enter as guest; to receive; to give a refuge to; indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought).
(v. i.) To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.
Edited by Leopold
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Asylum, refuge, shelter, covert, sanctuary, retreat, resting-place, place of shelter.[2]. Port, haven, harbor, destination.
v. n. Take shelter, find a harbor.
v. a. [1]. Shelter, lodge, protect.[2]. Entertain, cherish, indulge, foster.[3]. (Law.) Secrete, receive clandestinely.
Editor: Pedro
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Cherish, accommodate, entertain, encourage, indulge, shelter, foster, lodge
ANT:Eject, expel, discard, discourage, stifle, exclude, banish, dismiss
SYN:Haven, rest, refuge, shelter, anchorage, home, asylum, port
ANT:Labor, toil, peril, exposure, voyage, roving, roaming, wandering, pilgrimage,tossing
Editor: Sallust
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A place where ships taking shelter from stores are exposed to the fury of the customs.
Checker: Millicent
Examples
- I have always regretted that the last assault at Cold Harbor was ever made. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The first steam war vessel was built in 1814 by Fulton for the defence of New York Harbor, during the then existing war times. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- About three o'clock in the afternoon they came about off a beautiful wooded shore opposite the mouth of what appeared to be a land-locked harbor. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- This will give us the same control of the harbor of Wilmington that we now have of the harbor of Mobile. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On the placid waters of the landlocked harbor floated a great ship, and on the beach a small boat was drawn up. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Sheridan with two divisions of cavalry was watching our left front towards Cold Harbor. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The enemy well knew the importance of Cold Harbor to us, and seemed determined that we should not hold it. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The navy had been making strenuous exertions to seal the harbor of Wilmington, but with only partial effect. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Mine from Bethesda Church by Old Cold Harbor to the Chickahominy, with a division of cavalry guarding our right. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On the 24th he joined us on the march from North Anna to Cold Harbor, in the vicinity of Chesterfield. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- From where Tarzan and the girl stood they could not see the two vessels lying at anchor in the harbor. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- COLD HARBOR, June 3, 1864. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- We steamed down to the foot of the harbor and came to anchor. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Clayton was the first to rush out, and there, beyond the harbor's mouth, he saw two vessels lying at anchor. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- So I went into the harbor of Sebastopol with fear and trembling--full of a vague, horrible apprehension that I was going to be found out and hanged. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He was near the sea-shore with his back to it, and our navy occupied the harbors. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- How are Harbors Dredged Out? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Similarly the fifth book begins with a discussion of the theori es of Pythagoras, but its real topic is public buildings--fora, basilicas, theaters, baths, pal?stras, harbors, and quays. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- With the construction of canals and harbors, great improvements have been made in dredges. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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