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Harbor

A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.

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Broader term 10

Asylum 76% connected

A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they could not be forcibly taken without sac…

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Conceal 76% connected

To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold knowledge of.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Experience 76% connected

Trial, as a test or experiment.

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Feel 76% connected

To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; t…

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Hide 76% connected

To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.

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Keep 76% connected

To care; to desire.

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Port 76% connected

A dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It contains a large percentage of alcohol.

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Refuge 76% connected

Shelter or protection from danger or distress.

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Sanctuary 76% connected

A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and inviolable site.

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Shelter 76% connected

That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen.

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Harborage 74% connected

Shelter; entertainment.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Harborage 74% connected

Shelter; entertainment.

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Component part 4

Anchorage 70% connected

The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.

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Dock 70% connected

A genus of plants (Rumex), some species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination.

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Dockage 70% connected

A charge for the use of a dock.

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Landing 70% connected

of Land

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Synonym 7

Bear 92% connected

To support or sustain; to hold up.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Entertain 92% connected

To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service; to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Haven 92% connected

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.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hold 92% connected

The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Nurse 92% connected

One who nourishes; a person who supplies food, tends, or brings up; as: (a) A woman who has the care of young children; especially, one who suckles a…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Seaport 92% connected

A port on the seashore, or one accessible for seagoing vessels. Also used adjectively; as, a seaport town.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shield 92% connected

A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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