harbor. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

harbor

SYLLABICATION:	har·bor
PRONUNCIATION:	härbr
NOUN:	1. A sheltered part of a body of water deep enough to provide anchorage for ships. 2. A place of shelter; a refuge.
TRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: har·bored, har·bor·ing, har·bors 1. To give shelter to: harbor refugees; harbor a fugitive. 2. To provide a place, home, or habitat for: a basement that harbors a maze of pipes; streams that harbor trout and bass. 3. To entertain or nourish (a specified thought or feeling): harbor a grudge.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English herberwe, probably from Old English herebeorg, lodging. See koro- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	harbor·er —NOUN


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