Haven
['heɪv(ə)n] or ['hevn]
Definition
(n.) A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port.
(n.) A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum.
(v. t.) To shelter, as in a haven.
Edited by Colin
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Harbor, port.[2]. Shelter, asylum, place of safety.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See HARBOR]
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Definition
an inlet of the sea or mouth of a river where ships can get good and safe anchorage: any place of safety: an asylum.—v.t. to shelter.—p.adj. Hā′vened sheltered as in a haven.
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Examples
- I haven't any sister, or father and mother either. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Then you _haven't_ heard! Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- I'm glad you haven't. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- You haven't seen my private expense book yet. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- I haven't got it, don't know where it is now, and don't care. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- For two weeks now they haven't changed them. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I'm as dry as a kex with biding up here in the wind, and I haven't seen the colour of drink since nammet-time today. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Now confess, Master Copperfield, that you haven't liked me quite as I have liked you. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- But you haven't got us. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I haven't heard of him for years and years; but the Roylands are always long-living people, so perhaps he is still alive. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- We haven't fared nohows, but fared to thrive. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Bad people have fevers sometimes; haven't they, eh? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I haven't stood by it! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Selden continued with a smile: You see no such scruples restrained me; but then I haven't as much to risk if I incur your displeasure. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- But, papa, cried the girl, you haven't said anything about it yet. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Among other havens of domestic tranquillity and peace of mind, my feet will naturally tend towards the King's Bench Prison. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
Editor: William