HAVEN

haven, oasis

(noun) a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

seaport, haven, harbor, harbour

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

haven (plural havens)

A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.

(by extension) A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.

(by extension) A peaceful place.

Synonyms

• refuge

• sanctuary

• zoar

Verb

haven (third-person singular simple present havens, present participle havening, simple past and past participle havened)

To put into, or provide with a haven.

Anagrams

• heav'n, nevah

Proper noun

Haven

A surname.

A unisex given name of modern usage.

Anagrams

• heav'n, nevah

Source: Wiktionary

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Ha"ven, n. Etym: [AS. hæfene; akin to D. & LG. haven, G. hafen, MNG. habe, Dan. havn, Icel. höfn, Sw. hamn; akin to E. have, and hence orig., a holder; or to heave (see Heave); or akin to AS. hæf sea, Icel. & Sw. haf, Dan. hav, which is perh. akin to E. heave.]

1. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port. What shipping and what lading's in our haven. Shak. Their haven under the hill. Tennyson.

2. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. Shak. The haven, or the rock of love. Waller.

Ha"ven, v. t.

Definition: To shelter, as in a haven. Keats.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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