Definition of harbor

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Harbor (n.) 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)..

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Block :: Block (n.) To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed by up; as, to block up a road or harbor..
Reset :: Reset (n.) The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw..
Puffer :: Puffer (n.) The common, or harbor, porpoise..
Unharbored :: Unharbored (a.) Having no harbor or shelter; unprotected.
Swell :: Swell (n.) A wave, or billow; especially, a succession of large waves; the roll of the sea after a storm; as, a heavy swell sets into the harbor..
Phoca :: Phoca (n.) A genus of seals. It includes the common harbor seal and allied species. See Seal.
Chain :: Chain (v. t.) To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor..
Open :: Open (a.) Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead..
Entertain :: Entertain (v. t.) To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.
Chop :: Chop (n.) The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops..
Ballastage :: Ballastage (n.) A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port or harbor.
Survey :: Survey (v. t.) To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurments, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey land or a coast..
Wharf :: Wharf (n.) A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier..
Unharbored :: Unharbored (a.) Affording no harbor or shelter.
Harbor :: Harbor (n.) 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..
Harboring :: Harboring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harbo.
Phare :: Phare (n.) Hence, a harbor..
Harbored :: Harbored (imp. & p. p.) of Harbo.
Berthage :: Berthage (n.) A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.
Gabionade :: Gabionade (n.) A structure of gabions sunk in lines, as a core for a sand bar in harbor improvements..
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