| Main Entry: | haven |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refuge, port |
Synonyms: |
anchorage, asylum, cover, covert, harbor, harborage, retreat, roadstead, sanctuary, sanctum, shelter |
| Main Entry: | asylum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refuge |
Synonyms: |
cover, den, harbor, haven, hideaway, hideout, hole, ivory tower, port, preserve, refuge, retreat, safe house, safety, sanctuary, security, shelter |
| Main Entry: | berth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | harbor; bunk |
Synonyms: |
anchorage, bed, bedroom, billet, compartment, cot, dock, hammock, haven, jetty, levee, pier, port, quay, slip, wharf |
| Main Entry: | cover |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | hiding place |
Synonyms: |
asylum, camouflage, concealment, covert, defense, drop, front, guard, harbor, harborage, haven, port, protection, refuge, retreat, safety, sanctuary, screen, security, shelter |
| Main Entry: | depot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | storage place; station |
Synonyms: |
annex, armory, base, depository, destination, garage, halting-place, haven, junction, loft, lot, magazine, office, repository, stopping-place, store, storehouse, storeroom, terminal, terminus, waiting room, warehouse, yard |
| Main Entry: | destination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goal; place one wants to go |
Synonyms: |
aim, ambition, design, end, harbor, haven, intention, journey's end, landing-place, object, objective, purpose, resting-place, station, stop, target, terminal, terminus |
Antonyms: |
beginning, source, start |
| Main Entry: | habitat/habitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where someone resides |
Synonyms: |
abode, accommodations, address, apartment, berth, biosphere, cave, co-op, commorancy, condo, condominium, den, digs, domicile, dwelling, element, environment, fireside, flat, haunt*, haven, hearth, hole*, home, home plate, homestead, house, housing, locale, locality, lodging, neck of the woods, nest, nook, occupancy, occupation, pad, place, quarters, range, residence, residency, roof*, roost, seat*, settlement, site, stamping ground, stomping ground, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf |
| Main Entry: | harbor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for storing boats in the water |
Synonyms: |
anchorage, arm, bay, bight, breakwater, chuck, cove, dock, embankment, firth, gulf, haven, inlet, jetty, landing, mooring, pier, port, road, roadstead, wharf |
| Notes: | harbor first meant 'shelter' and 'lodging' and that is how the word first entered English place-names, as a 'place of shelter; refuge' for a crowd of people; a port is a haven for vessels and it is equipped for loading and unloading ships, while a harbor is a haven for vessels but does not necessarily have onshore facilities |
| Main Entry: | harbor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for seclusion |
Synonyms: |
asylum, cover, covert, harborage, haven, port, refuge, retreat, sanctuary, sanctum, security, shelter |
| Main Entry: | home |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | birthplace, environment |
Synonyms: |
abode, camping ground, country, element, family, farm, fireside, habitat, habitation, haunt, haven, hearth, hills, home ground, homeland, homestead, hometown, household, land, locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, range, roof, site, soil, stamping ground, stomping ground, territory |