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Harbor - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Harbor : (noun)
1: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
[syn: seaport, haven, harbour]
2: a place of refuge and comfort and security [syn: harbour]
(verb)
1: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge";
"entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"
[syn: harbour, hold, entertain, nurse]
2: secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) [syn: harbour]
3: keep in one's possession; of animals [syn: harbour]
4: hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a
grudge against him" [syn: harbour, shield]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Harbor : \Har"bor\, v. t. [Written also harbour.] [imp. & p. p.
Harbored; p. pr. & vb. n. Harboring.] [OE. herberen,
herberwen, herbergen; cf. Icel. herbergja. See Harbor, 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).
Any place that harbors men. --Shak.
The bare suspicion made it treason to harbor the person
suspected. --Bp. Burnet.
Let not your gentle breast harbor one thought of
outrage. --Rowe.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Harbor : \Har"bor\, n. [Written also harbour.] [OE herbor,
herberwe, herberge, Icel. herbergi (cf. OHG. heriberga),
orig., a shelter for soldiers; herr army _ bjarga to save,
help, defend; akin to AS. here army, G. heer, OHG. heri,
Goth. harjis, and AS. beorgan to save, shelter, defend, G.
bergen. See Harry, 2d Bury, and cf. Harbinger.]
1. A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security
and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.
[A grove] fair harbour that them seems. --Spenser.
For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked.
--Dryden.
2. Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
3. (Astrol.) The mansion of a heavenly body. [Obs.]
4. 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Harbor : \Har"bor\, v. i.
To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a
harbor.
For this night let's harbor here in York. --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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HARBOR. A place where ships may ride with safety; any navigable water
protected by the surrounding country; a haven. (q.v.) It is public
property. 1. Bouv. Inst. n. 435.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Harbor, OR (CDP, FIPS 32100)
Location: 42.03914 N, 124.25467 W
Population (1990): 2143 (1292 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97415
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Harbor |
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TheSoulReporter: My dear heart never think you are better than others. Listen to their sorrows with compassion. If you want peace don't Harbor bad thoughts.. |
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alaskawarrior: If you want the best coffee in the Puget Sound Area go to Cutters Point Uptown in Gig Harbor |
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sl97: RT @RawFoodNation: "A ship in Harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are built for." -William Shed |
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