harbour vs harbor
Definitions
noun
- a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
- a place of refuge and comfort and security
verb
- secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
- keep in one's possession; of animals
- hold back a thought or feeling about
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
Examples
Yet the Browns harbour no bitterness towards Waugh over the destruction of their business.
The Minister was asked particularly whether the Tauranga Harbour Bridge could be tolled under this proposal.
At first I was minded to send a boat after them, but by this time the rafts were a good two miles beyond the harbour, and Mrs. Purchase said, 'No, they can do no good, poor dears; let them have their few hours' pleasure. '
Definitions
noun
- a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
- a place of refuge and comfort and security
verb
- secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
- keep in one's possession; of animals
- hold back a thought or feeling about
- maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
Examples
He hoped the roots would harbor the fungi and spread them throughout the compost, but the fungi didn't spread well enough.
The seas roiled , tossing the ships in the harbor about like toys in a rain barrel.
He had taken a hard line about any country that harbored terrorists, and by his definition Saddam was a terrorist.
