I. noun
1.
Synonyms: shelter 1, asylum, cover, covert, harborage, haven, port, refuge, retreat, sanctuary
2.
Synonyms: inlet , arm, bay, bight, cove, ||creek, firth, gulf, ||loch, ||lough
3.
a place where seacraft may ride secure
small craft retreated to the safety of the harbor
Synonyms: anchorage, ||chuck, harborage, haven, port, riding, road(s), roadstead
II. verb
1.
to provide with shelter or a refuge
harbored the refugees in our homes
Synonyms: chamber, haven, house, roof, shelter, shield
Related Word: cherish, foster, nurse, nurture; conceal, hide, secrete; guard, protect, safeguard, screen
Idioms: give shelter ( or asylum) to
Contrasted words: eject, evict, expel, oust; banish, deport, exile; eliminate, exclude, shut out
2.
to provide with a usually temporary place to live
the miners were harbored in camps
Synonyms: accommodate, bestow, billet, board, bunk, domicile, domiciliate, entertain, house, hut, lodge, put up, quarter, room, roost
Related Word: cabin, camp, encamp