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noun

Something that physically protects, especially from danger: asylum, cover, covert, haven, protection, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, shelter. See attack/defend, safety/danger.

verb

1. To give refuge to: haven, house, shelter. See protection/exposure.
2. To provide with often temporary lodging: accommodate, bed (down), berth, bestow, billet, board, bunk¹, domicile, house, lodge, put up, quarter, room. See protection/exposure.
3. To hold and turn over in the mind: bear, nourish, nurse. See thoughts.

v

Definition: hide, protect
Antonyms: eject, hand over, let out, uncover

v

Definition: hold in imagination
Antonyms: disregard, ignore

Brit. harbour n. a place on the coast where vessels may find shelter, especially one protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures.

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As a noun, a haven, or a space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land and surroundings as to afford a safe anchorage for ships.

As a verb, to afford lodging to, to shelter, or to give a refuge to. To clandestinely shelter, succor, and protect improperly admitted aliens. It may be aptly used to describe the furnishing of shelter, lodging, or food clandestinely or with concealment, and under certain circumstances may be equally applicable to those acts divested of any accompanying secrecy. Harboring a criminal is a crime under both federal and state statutes and a person who harbors a criminal is an accessory after the fact.

(DOD) A restricted body of water, an anchorage, or other limited coastal water area and its mineable water approaches, from which shipping operations are projected or supported. Generally, a harbor is part of a base, in which case the harbor defense force forms a component element of the base defense force established for the local defense of the base and its included harbor.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

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

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IN BRIEF: A safe place for ships to end a journey or stay over. Also: To hide, especially to hide a wanted person.

A ship in harbor is safe — but that is not what ships are for. — John A. Shedd

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A ship anchored at harbor can symbolize the feeling that something or someone is "all washed up", as well respite from a hard siege. Ships also represent a place of security to hide or to regroup.

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For a list of words related to harbor, see:

• Coastal Land, Islands, and the Sea - harbor: coastal waters protected from open sea and deep enough for anchoring ships
• Seamanship and Port - harbor: protected body of water deep enough for anchoring, usu. with docks constructed along shore; port
• Belief and Conception - harbor: maintain a thought or feeling about

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See words rhyming with "harbor."

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - havn, havneanlæg, beskyttelse, bo
v. tr. - skjule, holde skjult, huse, rumme, føle
v. intr. - ankre op, finde havn

idioms:

• harbour master    havnefoged
• harbour suspicions    nære mistanke

Nederlands (Dutch)
haven, anker-/ schuilplaats, ankeren, herbergen, gevoelens koesteren

Français (French)
n. - port, (fig) refuge
v. tr. - retenir, receler, nourrir (une émotion), receler (un criminel), receler (un parasite, un insecte), retenir (des saletés, des germes)
v. intr. - (Naut) amarrer (dans un port)

idioms:

• harbour master    capitaine de port
• harbour suspicions    soupçonner, nourrir des doutes

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hafen
v. - beherbergen, hegen

idioms:

• harbour master    Hafenmeister
• harbour suspicions    einen Verdacht hegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λιμάνι, λιμένας, (μτφ.) καταφύγιο, άσυλο, προστασία
v. - αγκυροβολώ, τρέφω (υποψίες κ.λπ.), φιλοξενώ, κρύβω, προσφέρω άσυλο ή στέγη, προστατεύω

idioms:

• harbour master    λιμενάρχης
• harbour suspicions    τρέφω υποψίες

Italiano (Italian)
dare asilo, nutrire, porto

idioms:

• harbour master    capitano di porto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - refúgio (m), enseada (f), porto (m), abrigo (m)
v. - abrigar, proteger

idioms:

• harbour master    capitão (m) dos portos (Náut.)

Русский (Russian)
гавань, убежище, стать на якорь, приютить, выследить зверя

idioms:

• harbour master    портовый инспектор, капитан порта

Español (Spanish)
n. - puerto
v. tr. - abrigar, hospedar, encubrir
v. intr. - guarecerse

idioms:

• harbour master    capitán de puerto
• harbour suspicions    abrigar sospechas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hamn (äv. bildl.), skydd, bo
v. - ge skydd åt, hysa (äv. bildl.), gömma

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
海港, 使...在港内停泊, 庇护, 藏匿, 包含, 收养, 心怀, 怀藏, 入港停泊, 避入安全地, 躲藏, 潜伏, 居住, 入掩蔽所

idioms:

• harbour master    港务长
• harbour suspicions    抱着怀疑的态度

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 海港
v. tr. - 使...在港內停泊, 庇護, 藏匿, 包含, 收養, 心懷, 懷藏
v. intr. - 入港停泊, 避入安全地, 躲藏, 潛伏, 居住, 入掩蔽所

idioms:

• harbour master    港務長
• harbour suspicions    抱著懷疑的態度

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 항구, 피난처, 탱크 집합장
v. tr. - 숨겨주다, (감정 등을) 품다
v. intr. - 잠복하다, 항구에 정박하다, 보호를 받다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 港

idioms:

• harbour master    港長
• harbour suspicions    疑念を抱く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مرفأ, ميناء (فعل) يؤوي, يخفي, يضمر, يكن, يلجأ, يأوي إلى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נמל, חוף-מיבטחים‬
v. tr. - ‮העניק מחסה ל-, שמר בלבו‬
v. intr. - ‮עגן בנמל‬

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