harbor
harbor is a 6-letter English word with 13 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.
- noun. Specif.: A lodging place; an inn.
- noun. The mansion of a heavenly body.
- noun. 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.
- noun. A mixing box materials.
- noun. 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).
- intransitive verb. To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a harbor.
- noun. a place of refuge and comfort and security
- noun. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
- verb. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
"bear a grudge"
"entertain interesting notions"
- verb. hold back a thought or feeling about
"She is harboring a grudge against him"
- verb. keep in one's possession; of animals
- verb. secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
Synonyms
harbour, haven, seaport, entertain, hold, nurse, shield
Common word forms
harbors, harbored, harborer, harborful, harboring, harborous, harborless
Words from these letters
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