harbour

/'hɑ:bə/
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harbour

A large ship sails into the harbour at sunset.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A sheltered port for ships: A place on the coast where ships can moor to load and unload cargo or to take shelter from bad weather.
    • A place of refuge or safety: A place that provides protection, comfort, or security.

  2. Verb:

    • To give shelter or refuge to: To protect or conceal someone or something, often secretly or illegally.
    • To hold or maintain in the mind: To keep a thought, feeling, or idea, especially a negative one, in one's mind over time.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The fishing boats returned to the safety of the harbour before the storm.
    • The library was a quiet harbour from the noise of the city.

  • Verb:

    • It is illegal to harbour a fugitive from the law.
    • For years, she continued to harbour a deep resentment towards her former colleague.
Advanced Usage

  • "Safe harbour": A place or situation that offers protection from danger, trouble, or legal liability.

    • The new regulations provide a safe harbour for companies that follow the guidelines.

  • "To harbour suspicions/doubts": To privately maintain feelings of suspicion or uncertainty.

    • He still harbours doubts about the project's success.
Variants and Related Words
  • Harbourmaster (n): The official in charge of a harbour.
  • Harbourage (n): (Chiefly British) Shelter or refuge, especially for a ship.
  • Harbourless (adj): Offering no shelter or harbour.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Port, haven, marina, dock, sanctuary, refuge.
  • Verb: Shelter, conceal, hide, shield, nurse, cherish, entertain (a thought).
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: 'Harbour' is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms
  • "Any port in a storm": In a difficult situation, any source of relief or help is acceptable. (This idiom relates to the concept of a harbour as a refuge.)
    • The hotel was expensive, but it was any port in a storm when our car broke down.
harbour

A large ship sails into the harbour at sunset.

Noun
  1. a place of refuge and comfort and security
  2. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
Verb
  1. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
    • bear a grudge
    • entertain interesting notions
    • harbor a resentment
  2. hold back a thought or feeling about
    • She is harboring a grudge against him
  3. keep in one's possession; of animals
  4. secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

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