1. (noun)seaport, haven, harbor, harbour a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo Synonyms: haven, harbor, seaport, harbour, oasis
2. (verb)harbor, harbour a place of refuge and comfort and security Synonyms: seaport, harbour, harbor, haven
3. (verb)harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) Synonyms: accommodate, book, retain, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, defend, take hold, bind, suck, deem, hold up, toy with, arrest, breastfeed, take, have, concord, think about, check, make, take for, go for, throw, defy, control, harbor, keep, suckle, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, oblige, curb, hold, lactate, confine, have got, restrain, wet-nurse, withstand, agree, hold in, flirt with, halt, contain, think of, concur, maintain, guard, shield, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, obtain, declare, give suck, bear
4. (verb)harbor, harbour secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) Synonyms: harbour, nurse, harbor, shield, entertain, hold
5. (verb)harbor, harbour keep in one's possession; of animals Synonyms: harbour, nurse, harbor, shield, entertain, hold
6. (verb)harbor, harbour, shield hold back a thought or feeling about Synonyms: screen, harbour, nurse, harbor, shield, entertain, hold
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'harbor'
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1. harbor To cherish is both to hold dear and to treat as dear. Mere unexpressed esteem would not be cherishing. In the marriage vow, "to love, honor, and cherish," the word cherish implies all that Synonyms: cherish, cheer, encourage, harbor, nurse, shelter, cling to, entertain, hold dear, nurture, treasure, comfort, foster, nourish, protect, value
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