harbour
noun
[ ˈhɑːbə ]
• a place on the coast where ships may moor in shelter, especially one protected from rough water by piers, jetties, and other artificial structures.
• "they enjoyed fishing in the harbour"
Similar:
port,
dock,
haven,
marina,
dockyard,
boatyard,
mooring,
anchorage,
roads,
waterfront,
jetty,
quay,
pier,
slipway,
wharf,
landing stage,
harbourage,
moorage,
roadstead,
hithe,
harbour
verb
• keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly.
• "she started to harbour doubts about the wisdom of their journey"
Similar:
bear,
nurse,
nurture,
cherish,
entertain,
foster,
feel secretly,
hold on to,
cling to,
possess,
maintain,
retain,
• shelter or hide (a criminal or wanted person).
• "he was suspected of harbouring an escaped prisoner"
Similar:
shelter,
conceal,
hide,
shield,
protect,
give asylum to,
give sanctuary to,
give shelter to,
provide a refuge for,
accommodate,
lodge,
put up,
take in,
billet,
house,
Opposite:
hand over,
• (of a ship or its crew) moor in a harbour.
• "he might have harboured in Falmouth"
Origin:
late Old English herebeorg ‘shelter, refuge’, herebeorgian ‘occupy shelter’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch herberge and German Herberge, also to French auberge ‘inn’; see also harbinger.
