AllWords.com Home

English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search

  
Definitions
harbor Twit Definition of harbor Share Definition of harbor on Facebook Digg:Definition of harbor! stumble Definition of harbor Bookmark Definition of harbor on Delicious submit Definition of harbor to reddit Bookmark Definition of harbor
noun 
  1. A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may dock or anchor, especially for loading and unloading.
A , even if it is a little , is a good thing, since adventurers come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world, and has something to give in return - q:Sarah Orne Jewett, Sarah Orne Jewett
  1. Any place of shelter.
The neighborhood is a well-known for petty thieves.
Translations: 
  • French: port, quai
  • German: Hafen
  • Italian: porto
  • Spanish: puerto
verb 
  1. (transitive) To provide a harbor or safe place for.
The docks, which once harbored tall ships, now only petty thieves.
  1. (intransitive) To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.
The fleet harbored in the south.
  1. (transitive) To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.
She harbors a conviction that her husband has a secret, criminal past.
Translations: 
         Source Definition of harbor
      

     Find:
      Words Starting With:
      Words Ending With:
      Words Containing:
      Words That Match:

     
     Translate Into:
      
    Dutch   French   German
      
    Italian   Spanish
        Show results per page.

    Google
     

    Browse the Dictionary
    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

     
      green quotes and commentary

       
    Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the GNU Free Documentation License
    Allwords Copyright 1998-2009 Allsites LLC. All rights reserved.