Definitions For Harbor

noun

  • A place of refuge and comfort and security
  • A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
  • A part of the ocean, a lake, etc., that is next to land and that is protected and deep enough to provide safety for ships
  • A place of safety and comfort

verb

  • Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
  • Hold back a thought or feeling about
  • Keep in one's possession; of animals
  • Secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
  • To give shelter to (someone) : to hide and protect (someone)
  • To have (something, such as a thought or feeling) in your mind for a long time
  • To hold or contain (something)

Is Harbors a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
12

The word Harbor is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Harbor in a Sentence

  • The tanker stayed in Boston harbor three days to undergo repairs
  • Seeking a harbor from the drenching rain, we unfortunately chose a bank where a robbery was taking place
  • It is illegal to harbor an escaped convict.
  • He still harbors deep feelings of resentment toward his former employer.
  • I don't harbor any illusions about our chances for success.

Synonyms for Harbor

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