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Harbours

Any place of shelter.

📖 Definitions of "Harbours"

noun
  1. 1

    Any place of shelter.

    "The neighborhood is a well-known harbor for petty thieves."

  2. 2

    A sheltered expanse of water, adjacent to land, in which ships may anchor or dock, especially for loading and unloading.

  3. 3

    (glassworking) A mixing box for materials.

  4. 4

    A house of the zodiac, or the mansion of a heavenly body.

verb
  1. 1

    To provide a harbor or safe place for.

    "The docks, which once harbored tall ships, now harbor only petty thieves."

  2. 2

    To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.

    "The fleet harbored in the south."

  3. 3

    To drive (a hunted stag) to covert.

  4. 4

    To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.

    "She harbors a conviction that her husband has a secret, criminal past."

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