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ALL meanings of harbour

har·bour
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  • noun harbour a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents. 1
  • noun harbour such a body of water having docks or port facilities. 1
  • noun harbour any place of shelter or refuge: The old inn was a harbor for tired travelers. 1
  • verb with object harbour to give shelter to; offer refuge to: They harbored the refugees who streamed across the borders. 1
  • verb with object harbour to conceal; hide: to harbor fugitives. 1
  • verb with object harbour to keep or hold in the mind; maintain; entertain: to harbor suspicion. 1
  • verb with object harbour to house or contain. 1
  • verb with object harbour to shelter (a vessel), as in a harbor. 1
  • verb without object harbour (of a vessel) to take shelter in a harbor. 1
  • noun harbour (obsolete, uncountable) Shelter, refuge. 1
  • countable noun harbour A harbour is an area of the sea at the coast which is partly enclosed by land or strong walls, so that boats can be left there safely. 0
  • verb harbour If you harbour an emotion, thought, or secret, you have it in your mind over a long period of time. 0
  • verb harbour If a person or country harbours someone who is wanted by the police, they let them stay in their house or country and offer them protection. 0
  • noun harbour a sheltered port 0
  • noun harbour a place of refuge or safety 0
  • verb harbour to give shelter to 0
  • verb harbour to maintain secretly 0
  • verb harbour to shelter (a vessel) in a harbour or (of a vessel) to seek shelter 0
  • abbreviation HARBOUR harbor 0
  • noun harbour (Obsolete (No longer in use)) NU Shelter, refuge. 0
  • noun harbour A place of shelter or refuge. 0
  • noun harbour (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A house of the zodiac. 0
  • noun harbour A sheltered area for ships; a piece of water adjacent to land in which ships may stop to load and unload. 0
  • noun harbour (astrology) The mansion of a heavenly body. 0
  • noun harbour A mixing box for materials in glass-working. 0
  • verb harbour (Transitive Verb) To provide shelter or refuge for. 0
  • verb harbour (Transitive Verb) To accept, as with a belief. 0
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