Harbour can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| harbour - secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) | ||
| harbour - keep in one's possession; of animals | ||
| harbour - hold back a thought or feeling about; "She is harboring a grudge against him" | ||
| harbour - maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment" | ||
Noun |
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| harbour - a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo | ||
| harbour - a place of refuge and comfort and security |
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| 1. | noun | Looking out of the window, Decoud was met by a darkness so impenetrable that he could see neither the mountains nor the town, nor yet the buildings near the harbour; and there was not a sound, as if the tremendous obscurity of the Placid Gulf, spreading from the waters over the land, had made it dumb as well as blind. . . . | |
| 2. | noun | He is not the brightest light in the harbour. | |
| 3. | noun | The enemy warships bombed our warehouses in the harbour. | |
| 4. | noun | The ship anchored in the harbour and unloaded its goods. | |
| 5. | noun | The police found Tom's body floating in the harbour. | |
| 6. | noun | A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. | |
| 7. | noun | Ships are safe in the harbour, but that's not what ships are for. | |
| 8. | noun | Ships are safe in harbour, but they were never meant to stay there. | |
| 9. | noun | Then we kissed the little maiden, And we spoke in better cheer, And we anchored safe in harbour When the morn was shining clear. | |
| 10. | noun | "But hence, and seek the palace of the queen. / Glad news I bear thee, of thy comrades brought, / the North-wind shifted and the skies serene; / thy ships have gained the harbour which they sought, / else vain my parents' lore the augury they taught." | |
| 11. | noun | "As they, returning, sport with joyous cry, / and flap their wings and circle in the sky, / e'en so thy vessels and each late-lost crew / safe now and scatheless in the harbour lie, / or, crowding canvas, hold the port in view." | |
| 12. | noun | Where is the harbour? | |
| 13. | noun | The harbour gained, lo! herds of oxen bright / and goats untended browse the pastures fair. | |
| 14. | noun | Straightway / I burn to greet them, and the tale explore, / and from the harbour haste, and leave the ships and shore. | |
| 15. | noun | We furl the sails, and shoreward row amain. / Eastward the harbour arches, scarce descried. / Two jutting rocks, by billows lashed in vain, / stretch out their arms the narrow mouth to hide. / Far back the temple stands, and seems to shun the tide. | |
| 16. | verb | The lost fishing boat made a safe return to harbour. | |
| 17. | verb | There are two contradicting emotions within the human heart. Needless to say, there isn't a person who doesn't feel empathy towards other's misfortunes. However, when you see a person finally able to overcome their misfortunes it is possible to feel a sense if dissatisfaction. To exaggerate a little, it leaves you with a sense that you want to see that person fall into the same misfortune again. Before you know it you unwillingly harbour a sense of hostility towards them. |
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| Looking out of the window, Decoud was met by a darkness so impenetrable that he could see neither the mountains nor the town, nor yet the buildings near the harbour; and there was not a sound, as if the tremendous obscurity of the Placid Gulf, spreading from the waters over the land, had made it dumb as well as blind. . . . |
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| He is not the brightest light in the harbour. | |
| The enemy warships bombed our warehouses in the harbour. | |
| The ship anchored in the harbour and unloaded its goods. | |
| The police found Tom's body floating in the harbour. | |
| A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. | |
| Ships are safe in the harbour, but that's not what ships are for. | |
| Ships are safe in harbour, but they were never meant to stay there. | |
| Then we kissed the little maiden, And we spoke in better cheer, And we anchored safe in harbour When the morn was shining clear. | |
| "But hence, and seek the palace of the queen. / Glad news I bear thee, of thy comrades brought, / the North-wind shifted and the skies serene; / thy ships have gained the harbour which they sought, / else vain my parents' lore the augury they taught." | |
| "As they, returning, sport with joyous cry, / and flap their wings and circle in the sky, / e'en so thy vessels and each late-lost crew / safe now and scatheless in the harbour lie, / or, crowding canvas, hold the port in view." | |
| Where is the harbour? | |
| The harbour gained, lo! herds of oxen bright / and goats untended browse the pastures fair. | |
| Straightway / I burn to greet them, and the tale explore, / and from the harbour haste, and leave the ships and shore. | |
| We furl the sails, and shoreward row amain. / Eastward the harbour arches, scarce descried. / Two jutting rocks, by billows lashed in vain, / stretch out their arms the narrow mouth to hide. / Far back the temple stands, and seems to shun the tide. | |
| verb | |
| The lost fishing boat made a safe return to harbour. | |
| There are two contradicting emotions within the human heart. Needless to say, there isn't a person who doesn't feel empathy towards other's misfortunes. However, when you see a person finally able to overcome their misfortunes it is possible to feel a sense if dissatisfaction. To exaggerate a little, it leaves you with a sense that you want to see that person fall into the same misfortune again. Before you know it you unwillingly harbour a sense of hostility towards them. | |