harbour
noun
1. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
Similar word(s): harbor, haven, seaport
Definition categories: location, port
2. a place of refuge and comfort and security
Similar word(s): harbor
Definition categories: man–made, asylum, refuge, sanctuary
Sentences with harbour as a noun:
- The neighbourhood is a well-known harbour for petty thieves.
- The city has an excellent natural harbour.
verb
1. secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
Similar word(s): harbor
Definition categories: stative, shelter
2. keep in one's possession; of animals
Similar word(s): harbor
Definition categories: possession, keep
3. hold back a thought or feeling about
- She is harboring a grudge against him
Similar word(s): harbor, shield
Definition categories: perception, conceal, hide
4. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
- harbor a resentment
Similar word(s): entertain, harbor, hold, nurse
Definition categories: emotion, experience, feel
Sentences with harbour as a verb:
- The docks, which once harboured tall ships, now harbour only petty thieves.
- That scientist harbours the belief that God created humans.