HARBOUR

harbor, harbour

(noun) a place of refuge and comfort and security

seaport, haven, harbor, harbour

(noun) a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse

(verb) maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); “bear a grudge”; “entertain interesting notions”; “harbor a resentment”

harbor, harbour, shield

(verb) hold back a thought or feeling about; “She is harboring a grudge against him”

harbor, harbour

(verb) keep in one’s possession; of animals

harbor, harbour

(verb) secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Harbour (plural Harbours)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Harbour is the 7964th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4155 individuals. Harbour is most common among White (84.79%) individuals.

Noun

harbour (plural harbours)

Commonwealth standard spelling of harbor.

Verb

harbour (third-person singular simple present harbours, present participle harbouring, simple past and past participle harboured)

Commonwealth standard spelling of harbor.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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